But the One Little Duck with the Feather on His Back....

He led the others with a quack, quack, quack!

We have a few less quackers around here...

We found homes for the ten ducklings.

That is an amazing feat considering we didn't just find them homes,

we found perfect little duck heavens with large ponds and all that a duck could wish for.

And wouldn't you know it,

Nina and Clickety-Clack 

are at it again.

Another dozen ducklings will be showing up any day now.

When the ducklings were small

the gander became quite possessive of them... 

It appeared to us that he was just a willing babysitter, 

but it came to a point where parents had to abandon them.

Later the goslings hatched and the drake thought to take revenge...

It's a life and death matter out there on our three foot pond.

Anybody for a gosling, 

or three??

We're thinning out the flocks.

James' hens are transforming into beautiful birds...

He may have to share the wealth
when he starts selling eggs...

seems to me a lot of other people are "helping" with the chores lately.

Partly because he's still not too sure of the goose.

and partly because he hasn't learned to appreciate a job well done

quite yet.

We'll keep working on it

'cause that's the point of this whole effort.

***

The little bitty human baby we call the Duckling

will likely be going home to mommy

on Friday.

The hearing is tomorrow

and nearly everyone is in agreement with the move

except the CASA and so it is a contested hearing for whatever reason.

Mom has met ALL the conditions,

and has made an enormous change in her life.

I personally don't see how they could keep her baby from her,
especially since she is not alone,
but has a great support system in her residence prepared to handle this very situation.