Our Funny Farm

You can see from my Just Ducky post how small our ducks were just a month ago when we first got them. They are so much fun to watch grow and play (and waddle). The kids have had fun this week with duck puppets borrowed from the library, as well as a variety of duck books and stories. Our favorite fun story by far was, "Mr. Duck Means Business" by Tammi Sauer. We did similar activities surrounding our chickens this year with puppets, stories and egg experiments. You can read all about that here. We are having a fun year growing our little backyard farm.

Just Ducky

Don't tell me spring is not on the way. I have the proof. Not in the way of marshmallow peeps and plastic eggs we are all wheeling our shopping carts past at the grocery store. I'm talking real, live, peeping proof of fluffy adorableness.

We have four new baby ducks. And yes, they are already much bigger than when I took these pictures. In fact, they will be bigger by the time I finish typing this post. They are playful, fluffy and fun. And my children are filled with joy at the sight of them. Unlike our chickens, the kids can actually feed the ducks handfuls of lettuce, raisins and other treats right out of their hands with just a light tickle of their excited bills as opposed to sharper beaks. They are Pekins, which means they are soft and yellow now, and they will grow into the beautiful all-white ducks. Their cuteness is off-the-charts, as is the elation captured on my kids' faces. Our small, backyard homestead is slowly growing.







Here is a great teaching website to use for ducks. It provides helpful educational facts about ducks for kids, but also links to good duck related crafts, stories and songs. All About Ducks for Kids.