Category Archives: The Ducks

A General Update

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

The summer here in Nevada has been hot, hot, hot..!!  It has been so hot in fact, that who wants to go outside!  I see on the news the rest of the country is whining about being over 100 degrees … Continue reading →

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Our First Kill: Duck

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

Last night one of my oldest kid’s friends spent the night, and the two boys decided this morning that they wanted to kill one of the ducks and eat it.  They chose the male that had been living in the … Continue reading →

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Getting Good at Counting to Nine

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

Counting to nine is easy, and almost anyone can do it.  First, find nine objects that you want to count.  Set them up so you can see them and note mentally which ones you have already counted.  Then, using the … Continue reading →

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Murder in the Duck Pen

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Yesterday was one of our kids’ birthday, and in order not to cast a glum over it, I did not make a post about the following, which I will post now: There has been a murder in the duck pen!  … Continue reading →

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Duck Eggs for Supper

Posted on February 2, 2011 by

Tonight we all decided to brave it and finally try the duck eggs.  As you may know, we are not experts in this lifestyle, we are plain city folk trying it out and letting you know how it goes as … Continue reading →

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Duck Eggs

Posted on January 31, 2011 by

After a sudden egg laying spree that began about a week ago, our ducks have laid half a dozen eggs now.  Two of them are under a heat lamp in the shed to see what becomes of them, but with … Continue reading →

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Duck Eggs!

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

Yesterday morning I walked out to check on the ducks.  Our two teenage boys have the job of feeding the animals first thing in the morning and I check it later just to be absolutely sure the animals are being … Continue reading →

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Photos of the Animals

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

Here are some overdue photos of the Peasant’s Manor animals. These are the ducks; two drakes, and three ducks.  A “drake” is the name for a male duck.  There is an old doughboy pool in the back yard.  Rather than … Continue reading →

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Feed For The Fowls

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

After we ran our errands in Mesquite today, Mrs. P and went to the True Value Hardware Store in Overton, and bought some feed for the ducks and the chickens.  The chickens still have about a quarter of their original … Continue reading →

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