Week Ending January 30

It's been a little nutso around here and I'm finally sitting down at the computer so I can post something...

This week has been all about GUS!

Gus in his shelter

He decided to hop onto the riding mower.

He is a widower gander now that his partner Greta was taken by a predator nearly a month ago. I'm a little sad, but the change in Gus has been amazing. 

Before, when he had Greta, he was a JERK toward me. He would totally go after me and bite me and hit me with his wings. Greta wasn't much better, she only looked at me with disdain. He must have sensed her attitude and followed her lead. 

I'm trying to remember when we got them, I want to say the Spring of 2019. Which would be just about right since Lenny (my sweet Lenny) and his pal Sheldon were both victims of our ignorance and stupidity and were both taken by a predator in the night. 

ANYWAY...

When Tom went to Wilco and brought home a new pair of goslings I was pretty excited that we would have geese. Little did I know that they bonded with Tom and I was not welcome. It makes sense since he was home with them all the time while they were young and I was still working full time. So naturally, I was the outsider. I don't think there was a time that Gus would even tolerate my presence. He's funny that way. BUT now that he is a single, and I'm home all of the time...I'm not so bad. He really has accepted me as his momma...again, he's funny that way. 

So, this week I have been observing his Gus-Gus ways and he just wanders around with the chickens and the ducks and avoids the pigs as much as possible just poking around and check out stuff that appears new to him.

The Hooligans

These Two

The Magpie squad would be lost without these two goofy waterfowl! Maybe not, but I think that the Magpie squad has helped to focus these two dudes. 

Ever since we combined all of the waterfowl, Lenny & Shelly have been keen on staying on property. They have free rein of the farm and they usually stick close to where there is water, go figure.

It seems like Lenny is keen on keeping an eye on the ducks and it's almost as if he tries to keep them away from trouble and somewhat safe. It could be because his pal, Shelly has connected with a couple of the girls.

He, Shell-Bell, seems pretty happy with the arrangement and I don't think that they miss being with the chickens one bit. 

Happy 16 Months Boys! Keep up the good work and keep those ducks in line!

The best shot that I could get of the dudes.s

This pic is more like it - together, but not. 

The waterfowl are the inspiration to Quacky Honker Farm blog. They are by far the noisiest critters here, except when the chickens have laid an egg or getting ready to lay an egg.

Cheers to the boys!