Hi Petunia. How’re you today?
“Well, hello there. Do you by chance have any treats?”
I do. I brought you some Cheerios.
“Excellent. Let me just get my…”
“ZOINKS! I will take that Cheerio!”
Uh oh, that’s not a good idea, Olivia. I have some more for you.
“ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?! Oh, you’d better RUN!”
Whoa, look out everyone. Petunia is NOT happy.
“What’s going on? Did Olivia steal another Cheerio?”
Yep, I’m afraid so, Turk.
“I don’t know if that’s brave or stupid.”
Good point. You have a little something there on your snout.
“Hey, Turk. You look very pretty with that feather on your beak.”
He does have a feather stuck on his caruncle, doesn’t he.
“Hee hee he totally does.”
“Come back, Turk. We’re just kidding.”
He’ll be back. I put some Cheerios over there for him so he didn’t have to face the wrath of Petunia.
“I think Olivia is pretty funny.”
Oh yeah, Chewy? Well you’d better not get any ideas from her. You try and stay on Petunia’s good side, okay?
“Good thinking. Okay.”
All the ducks, including the foster ducks and even the foster chickens, are doing well.
Racquel L’Oreal is growing some new feathers.
“Put me down!”
“That’s better. Now get me some peas.”
She is a feisty little muppet. She does not like Cheerios, but she does expect treats, either corn or peas. Some mornings she sings until I let her out of her pen, and she greets me with a song when I get home from work.
Rex has turned into a lap duck. He never chases or bites anymore, and he loves to sit and listen to stories. Both Rex and Turk are molting their horrible old feathers right now, and starting to get beautiful new ones. They still have a few weeks of molting before they’ll be all dressed up in new feathers, and I can’t wait to see what they look like.
Petunia and O’Malley are both doing well, and finishing up their molt. O’Malley is very, very cranky when he molts, so I try to steer clear of him except when he wants to cuddle.
Chewy is sweet as a button, as always. Well, except when he’s chasing Petunia. He even likes to hang out with the chickens.
And Flapper is the light of my life, as always.
He likes Cheerios, too. But he prefers to eat them right off the spoon with a little rice milk or almond milk. I will have to get a video of him eating his Cheerios sometime soon.
Life is good in the yard right now, and that is always great for me. After such a busy season, it’s nice to have a few calm days, even if we still have a few rescues to place in permanent homes.
Simon has the right idea. He is enjoying the last few weeks of nice weather before the Seattle rains come to town.
“Okay enough chit chat. Now where were those Cheerios?”
Oh yes, Petunia. I’m sorry. Let’s get back to giving you some treats.
Have a good week, everyone!
