quack * 12, meow * 3

The guinea chicks were transferred to the outdoor coop after less than three weeks. That is a bit earlier than normal, but past experience has taught me that once they are able to fly up to the edge of the 3' fence, they are within a day of flying around the living room. Out they went.

Today I took delivery of twelve ducklings. These are Golden 300 Hybrid from Metzer Farms. Here is a video of their unboxing:



In unrelated news, this evening I saw my first ever Mountain Lion in the wild... actually, there where *three* of them -- two youngsters (about 40 lbs each) and their mother sauntering across Alpine Road a few miles from my place. Yay!