Here are some of the new fowl from this spring, cleaning
their feathers. As it turned out, we did not have trios (one male, two female)
of Pomeranian geese and Toulouses, plus five Blue Swedish ducks. We had one
Pomeranian (female), three Toulouses (all female) and seven ducks (not all
female), two of whom could be charitably construed as having once had Swedish
relatives. Being unable to sex a goose—I can forgive this. Having white
fence-climbing ducks running loose in your blue breeding flock, and packers who
are not perfectly clear on the whole species difference between ducks and
geese? No wonder the feed store changes the subject every time I go in and try
to pay for the order.
And as it turns out, “silly” is a charitable epithet for a
goose. We have had some enjoyable times lately watching the ducks and geese
turn their baby pool into a mud bog is under five minutes using only their
personal filth. It is mightily entertaining. But I would not ask them in for
chess. I would not even ask them in for tic tac toe. The turkey has turned out
to be not only more courageous than the rest, but an intellectual powerhouse by
comparison. The other day I found her up in the Hen Room, quietly cleaning out
the hanging feeder while her friends on the ground slugged it out with the
sheep for the last three layer pellets.
thank you for the much needed giggle this morning! Brain Trust indeed!
ReplyDeleteWell, they are all quite good-looking anyway. Especially that big white turkey -- although he looks headless in the photo. Cheers, Cindy
ReplyDeleteThat would make a good Halloween story--The Headless Turkey.
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