Apparently I own a duck now.
I got home from work, said hi to the dogs, and went down to do my chicken and rabbit chores. All of a sudden the chickens started fluttering and squawking, and I saw movement outside, along their run.
It was a duck, just wandering around and quacking.
I keep a fishing net by the coop to help catch the occasional errant chicken, so I grabbed that, and after a brief chase, cornered her and captured her.
I'm pretty sure she's a Khaki Campbell, the breed I used to have. I set her up in a dog crate with food and water, and tomorrow will stop at the neighbors' and see whether they lost a duck. If not, she's probably here to stay! 😝
One weird thought has crossed my mind... it's been almost exactly a year since I thought I lost my final two ducks to predators. What if one actually survived and flew away... and she somehow came home again??? 😯
We shall probably never know.
Anyway, happy Surprise Duck Day!
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