Memories with the ducks!

I wanted to share some pictures I took as my duckling grew and the fun times I had with all six of them! :)

All six ducklings the first day they came!

Flapper.

Left to right:

Daisy, Sweetie, Goose, Splash, Rosie, and Flapper enjoying the heat lamp!

Rosie is the duckling with her moth open!

Flapper, Rosie, and Splash.

Flapper and Rosie's first time being outside!

The next day they all came outside! We put them in the dog pen
during the day while the dogs were put up!

Me holding all the ducklings together!

 Their first time spending the night in their new coop.

 Cleaning themselves after their bath!

 I had to start them with a small watering pan I used for the goats, until
 they could get in the bigger pool!

When the ducklings were finally old enough, I let them swim in the big pool! I had to teach them how
to get in and out though! LOL!

 Sweetie and Daisy 7 weeks old!

 Sweetie looking at the camera!

 The ducks and goats together in the yard!

 The ducks' last time eating together before Goose, Sweetie, Daisy, and Flapper left the next day to their new home.

 The ducks taking a bath before they left that day!

 The ducks leaving to their new home.

 Rosie and Splash stayed.

 Splash and Rosie eating together.

 Rosie and Splash swimming.

 Swimming in the creek.

 On my birthday I got to see Flapper, Goose, Sweetie, and Daisy swimming in their pond! They remembered me after a month!

I love this picture!

Rosie with a nest full of eggs she is going to hatch!

August-21-2013

Lately an owl has been watching my goats and ducks at night. I think it's a Barn Owl! It's really BIG! We don't want it to get the baby goats when they're born! So, today we put chicken wire on the top of Lilly and Tilly's pens, so the owl can't fly in their pens and get a goat! While my dad fixed the pens I cleaned Buddy's pen and a little of Lilly's and Tilly's pens,because they were full of poop! 

 This is a picture of the bottom of Buddy's pen before I cleaned it!

 Buddy was tied up while I cleaned his pen.

 This is one of the piles I made of his work trying to get his pen nasty!

After his pen got cleaned! 

Another picture after I cleaned his pen! 

Pictures of the owl proof pens will be here soon...

Illinois State Fair August-13-2013

Last week we went to the Illinois State Fair! My favorite part was seeing the animals! Especially the horses and goats!

Me rock climbing! I was sore the next day!

I put my head through a large photo! Haha!

 Foxtrotter race horse.

 Dad petting one of the race horses. This horse wanted us to 

pet him a lot! Another horse wanted to bite us!

 Draft horse show. 

 Shire pulling a cart at the draft horse show!

 The Budweiser Clydesdale's were at the State Fair!

 Mules pulling a cart.

 This horse didn't like all the loud music!

 Dairy cow barn!

 Draft horse.

 Cute baby draft horse!

 This Clydesdale was getting her shoes taken off!

 Dad petting a pig. He likes pigs!

 Pigs relaxing at the fair!

 Mom and Dad at the swine barn. Mom doesn't really like pigs.

 Budweiser Clydesdale's!

Me next to the Clydesdale's. 

 Mom and I.

 This sheep was getting groomed. She felt like a very soft blanket!

 Sheep relaxing!

 Dairy goats!

I loved the dairy goat barn!

 Baby goat enjoying her hay!

 This goat got it's leg caught in a fence. She now has three legs!

 This cow is very fluffy!

 Draft horses getting ready for a show!

More draft horses getting ready for a show.

Buddy August-20-13

Buddy was getting very mean! Being aggressive is normal 

behavior for bucks when they're not castrated. 

I thought his shed might need to be cleaned, so I thought I'd go take a quick look while he was eating. I got a foot in his pen and he came at me! I could barely hold him back! I'm lucky I didn't lock the gate all the way, or I would not have been able to get out! It's funny how he can be so strong and he is so small without horns! So, now Buddy stays in his pen and I give him food and water through the fence. 

I found a idea how to make Buddy nicer on the internet! I bought a 94 cent water bottle and filled it with water. My dad went in the pen with the water bottle and every time Buddy tried to butt he sprayed him with water! And he hasn't tried to butt very much after that!

 94 cents and a little water really made a difference!

Goats August-20-2013

We were out of hay today and had to let Buddy out so he could eat. 

He was frustrated because he couldn't butt me!

 Buddy jumping off his table.

Buddy curling his lip. He just smelled his pee!

 Tilly saw Buddy peeing and also curled her lip!

 I'm not sure why goats do this when they pee!

 Tilly.

Pretty Lilly!