The ducks are growing! They are still only about 9 weeks old! We have had a LOT of rain again lately and there is a LOT of mud! Rosie, the female Pekin evidently had a blast playing in the mud. She patiently waited (or maybe not so patiently) for me to bring her some clean water to bathe in. Their water was mucked up pretty bad. I change it about 2-3 times a day to try to keep it fresh for them.
They currently have a big bucket and a shallow dish to play in. Yes, it makes things muddier, but they enjoy it so much. I love watching them play in and bathe in the water. They are quite entertaining.
Dabbling Ducks need water to wash their food down. They also need water to clean out their nares (nostrils) and wash their eyes out. If they can submerge their head past their eyes, they are good. I really don't need the shallow dish for them, the bucket is all they need to stay clean and healthy, but I enjoy watching them be so happy in the water.
Rosie is so noisy and lets me know how unhappy she is in the morning when I take to long to let her and Rowdy out. Oh yeah, forgot that update! Allie is now Rowdy. I'm still pretty sure he's a boy. Although he is still not molting out any male feathers yet. Hmmm. I'll give it a few weeks and see.
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