mornin' everyone!

and happy belated birthday, Finny... glad you got a present you like... but sorry you're not feeling all that hot today.

my update:

got three ducks on nestfuls of eggs now, in da duck condos under my house.

this being the tropics, houses are built up on pillars, to help keep things cool.

this morning, I noticed that a CHICKEN has joined the ducks in condo-ville, and is adding eggs to the duck's nest.

they're NOT supposed to be able to get IN there, but this is a small chicken, and when ya gotta lay an egg, well... ya just GOTTA!

since chicken eggs take 21 days to hatch (versus 35 for the ducks) I'm going to have to CRAWL under the house (in the duck poop, ) and remove the chicken eggs...

otherwise, I'll have some REAL confused critters here, baby chickens following Mama Ducky, and trying to SWIM in da pond, yikes!

and it's real hard to tell the eggs apart, plus, Mama Duck can't COVER that many eggs at once...

AND, I have to watch closely, for when Mama Ducky takes a break, and comes out to eat and drink.

'cause I don't wanna wrestle with her defending her nest.

she's FIERCE !!!

after I correct the problem temporarily, gonna have to figure out a long-term solution, some sort of segregation of the species...