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the garden - before the ducks |
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the newly covered duck house - on the garden |
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the garden - after the ducks. goodbye weeds! |
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the backside of the ducks house, with their door to the run and a little window for ventilation |
The last week has been very windy, stripping the colorful leaves from the trees and leaving things looking much like winter, much too soon for my taste. This morning I recovered the duck coop with clear plastic, less drafty and more sunny. When I was doing my homework about preparing the bird house for winter I was pleasantly surprised to learn that ducks are much more hardy than chickens. They just need a semi-draft free space, unfrozen water, and some dry hay to keep their feet warm. Of course we try to give them more than just what they "need", like a brighter enclosure and access fresh grass. Stay warm duckies!
Live simply,
Angela and Jonathan
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