Chops, Vegemite and other Ducks and Ducklings

Chops has adapted quite well to life 'after the muscovies'.  They were getting a bit big and menacing for everybody.  He has fitted into the adult group well, and is enjoying bossing the new bugs, Vegemite and 'the buffs'.

For their part Vegemite and 'the buffs' are loving being in the adult enclosure, and can often be seen splashing a lot of water around.  They are quite vocal if the food bowl is EVER empty!!

Cherry's babies are growing up and this weekend will be allowed out into the big play area.  The youngest of the group is still quite small, but the biggest is chomping at the bit for more space and a swim in the big pond!!

Judas and Joey enjoying the afternoon sun.   Joey is such a flashy drake.

Silvers Sue and Willie are enjoying life at the Duck Hilton.

Tomas/ina is also growing well.  Now sharing with just 1 lavender Call duck.  He/she is still as   wild as can be, and very difficult to photograph, but you can see that he's a much bigger duckling now :)  Flight feathers are coming and he'll soon be ready for release.  This duckling makes more mess than any other I have ever raised, he can turn a bowl of food, and a drinker of water into an evenly distributed layer of wet mush on the floor between the 2 containers in record time.