Kouta, Pekin drake

This is Kouta our Pekin drake. He is HUGE and sweet.

He is King of the Flock and his throne is the pool.

He is gentle though a bit clumsy but no longer

likes the human cuddles.  His size might have

something to do about that.  He is calm and, as fits

his title of "King Kouta", can be a bit aloof. 

He is #1 in the pecking order. 

Missy, Pekin hen

This is Missy our Pekin hen.  She is a fussy loud

female.  She LOVES to eat and insists that

the flock is always together.  She is curious yet

a spaz and has a way of sending the rest of the

flock into alarm for the silliest things.

She has beautiful freckles and loves to perch. 

We have often teased her because she must

think she is part chicken.  Her love is Beau but

Darrick and Kouta disapprove of their love so Missy

and Beau have to "sneak" moments together.

She is extremely flock social and you will

always find her near several of her flock mates.

Pictures taken last weekend ... Nov 2011

Keelyn, Welsh Harlequin hen

This is Keelyn our Welsh Harlequin hen. 

She is our disabled duckie.  She continues

to have issues with her legs, having broken

both of her femurs early in her adult life. 

She needs special care and most of the time

she is kept in a small enclosure within the aviary

(so that she doesn't try to walk too and keeps

her from being mated - her legs do not tolerate

the weight).  She is a beautiful sweet duckie.

Because she gets special human attention

this keeps her very high in the pecking order.

Pictures taken last weekend ... Nov 2011

Beau, Welsh Harlequin drake

This is Beau our Welsh Harlequin drake. 

By far, most people find him to be our most

beautiful duckie.  After each molt his coloring

will change up fairly significantly.  This most

recent re feathering has brought back heavy

iridescent green head feathers showing off

his white "necklace".  Beau is our most skiddish

duck.  At the bottom of the pecking order he

will try to act all tough, and is the only one

who will bite (but only if you insist on picking

up duckies).  He love is Missy our Pekin hen. 

It is a funny match but the feelings are mutual.

beautiful drake tail feathers

Beau with his love mate Missy <3

see those beautiful drake tail feathers

Pictures from last weekend ... Nov 2011

Queenie, Cayuga female (hen)

This is Queenie our Cayuga hen. 

She has a strong calm personality. 

She is not easily startled, nor does

she allow the alarm of the other

duckies to send her into panic. 

She also loves a human cuddle.

She has a couple of white feathers,

and her favorite place is between the

big pool and the fence.

Pictures from last weekend ... Nov 2011

Darrick, Cayuga drake

This is Darrick our Cayuga drake. 
Duke Darrick #2 in the pecking order.

GrMaDuck thinks he is the most

handsome regal looking of our duckies.
He is a love but also a bit of a goof.
He loves to run (and apparently thinks
that running makes you attractive to girlie
duckies ... so far the girlie duckies are
not impressed by the running).  His favorite
pass-time is to pick on and chase Beau. 
He has a tiny crush on our Welsh Harlequin hen,
Keelyn.  He has beautiful shiny iridescent feathers.

Pictures from last weekend... Nov 2011

A cold morning

The duckies were surprised and curious about ice covered water dishes this morning.  The hose was frozen too but no worries warm water from the tap was carried out to the aviary. 

Icy water

The duckies are confused by ice covered water dishes this morning :-)