The ducklings are 4 weeks old now. Yesterday was so hot that I decided to let Ariadne take them to the pond for the first time, a little ahead of schedule, but it was 40 degrees yesterday! I had let them have a bigger bowl of water, in the day pen area, but they had turned the whole thing into a giant mud pie in no time flat. So it was a completely filthy little crew that Ariadne lead down to the water, somehow more water didnt seem to get them cleaner.
It was Ariadne's first chance to have a 'proper' swim since the ducklings hatched.
It wasnt too long before the excitement got too much for her, and she splashed up a storm, crashing right through the middle of the ducklings. Luckily nobody seemed to get hurt, or even mind the dunking!!
The ducklings quickly got the hang of the game, and played it A LOT, so that most of the other pictures I took only show ducklings mostly submerged!!
40C!! and -4C here. Glad to see you have water for them to swim in. Are you ever tempted to get in there yourself? Great action shots.
ReplyDeleteNo!! As soon as you give a duck clean water - they poo in it!! So I am fine to sit next to the pond and enjoy their company, but I dangle my feet in the pool... not their pond!! It has been nearly as hot today 39 degrees before a cool change at lunch time and the ducklings are having a lovely time keeping cool in the water. They are definitely eating less since they had more room to roam, but I've given them a good start and I think they are 'crow proof' by now.
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