The garden was pretty busy today therefore it was not long before they created quite a stir and were being fed by the children. They did get cold quite quickly though, so Mum rounded them up onto the side and sat on them to warm them up. Fairly soon humans arrived and tried to catch them all -- they managed to catch all but 3, and of course Mum who was far too quick!
The ducklings are very late arrivals in the season and, without some help developing, will not get their feathers in time for the frosts - even I know enough to accept that the humans are being 'cruel to be kind' by putting the youngsters into a heated pen and feeding them up. This way they should all have a very good chance of survival. It is still possible that they will catch the Mum and the other 3 and put them in too -- if she is not too quick. The pen is in the garden next to the pond so the ducklings can be watched over by all of us.
Loads of people here yesterday and today - some are here for children's pottery classes, some are just starting shopping for Christmas (stock now out) and many just enjoying the mild weather in the garden. We love it - we are getting plenty of duck food!
Floss the Chestnut horse has been popping her head over the fence a bit today too. She is feeling much better now after having a big tooth out last week - what a whopper it was, took a long time to sort out! She is getting ready to go to her winter stable soon - when the weather changes.
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