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Norman’s Nonsense 31 – Drake Alert

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Norman’s Nonsense 31 – Drake Alert

Sunshine “Sunny” the Pekin drake

One of the new ducks- the drake- has now joined the general population. Sunny wandered around today, poking his bill into this and that, exploring. The girls are still in the Bully Pen. Read the rest of this entry

Norman’s Nonsense 30 – Ducks or Drakes

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Norman’s Nonsense 30 – Ducks or Drakes

The new ducks are kind of weird. For one thing, white is not a good color in this muddy habitat. For another thing, they are awfully slow to learn the routine. Third, they are some kind of duck/pig hybrid. I’ve never seen such voracious waterfowl! Fourth, are they ducks or drakes? Read the rest of this entry

Norman’s Nonsense 29 – Strangers in the Bully Pen

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Norman’s Nonsense 29 – Strangers in the Bully Pen

Yesterday, the Farm Manager burst through the back door with a stranger carrying a couple of big plastic containers. I was hoping it was lettuce or trimmings from the grocery store, but then the stranger dumped three big white ducks out of those containers into the bully pen. And then he left.

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