New Residents

When I go on vacation, frequently some of the occupants at Prairie House find new homes. It seems only fair that when Evelyne goes on vacation the opposite should happen. These are the latest new residents at Prairie House: .

They are "rescue" ducks. People just can't resist those cute little fuzzy things in the store, but they don't stop to consider they won't be cute and fuzzy for long. The people who were "getting rid" of these 3 drakes and a hen "just didn't realize they would get that big and be so messy". .. DUH!

They can fly quite well. I thought they were gone for good when three of them took to the air. They flew way south over the open fields then turned, came back to the yard and marched right in to the area where they are supposed to be staying. On another note, Turks babies are also growing. All 7 have survived so far and are looking good. They can't seem to settle on a good place to roost at night so it is always interesting to see where they end up. As you can see, they are quickly gaining on Papa in size: (Turk is the one in the front.)