666 mail messages

I had 666 new messages in my mailbox, I kid you not.

And, unfortunately, moments before, Lily the pekin died. She seems to have swallowed too big a piece of greens and choked. I usually cut them into little pieces, but for some reason I just tossed whole pieces into the water. Bad parenting.

The 6 moscovies are now outside. It's a week early to send them out, but due to a bit of fighting and biting amongst themselves, it seemed best to give them more space. We've named one of the black ones Hannibal after this incident.

Two of the moscovies appear to be female, based on their smaller size. The male moscovy is quite large compared to the female when full grown. Now is when their differences begin showing.

There is a nice little fence around the duck yard to keep them from wandering; predictably, the guineas are a bit confused by it. It doesn't occur to them to fly over the three foot fence -- they run back and forth trying to get inside. I built a few steps/structures that might help give them a clue.