Here she is family & friends... the newest member of our quickly-growing family, Minnie the Black Cayuga duck, affectionately named by Zoey! As she just turned 6 weeks old this past Monday, we figured it was time to share some of our favorite photos of & moments with our "fast-growing" duckling... I knew they grew fast but WOW, I had no idea THIS fast ;) The first couple pics in our backyard were taken last week, so this is pretty much how she looks right now... you can see we keep pretty busy enjoying daily summertime fun with ALL our critters! We even took her camping with us for 5 days in the RV when she was 2 weeks old... Bob calls it "camping Holly-Style" :) You animals lovers out there will understand, I didn't want her to bond with anyone else, so along she came! As soon as we got back she moved into her indoor "palace", our laundry room & needless to say she LOVES being near us ALL the time. Buddy is quickly becoming very attached to Min, as he often lays near her & wimpers, too cute. But as you may notice in that intense gaze of hers, Emmy's "lab birdiness" makes her just a little TOO interested... hoping that softens a bit as Minnie gets a bit bigger, fingers crossed :)
She was the absolute cutest thing as a 5 day old baby, and has become the absolute sweetest thing as she get older... follows mom EVERYWHERE (as ducks do), loves being held (the "picking-up process" is another story) and grooms our freckles very intently... reminds me of some primates I know :) Long story short, having done all my research & prepped a starter home, Zo & I went in to our local farm supply store to adopt a baby chick & walked out with Minnie the duckling... we decided it was meant to be.
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