In the duck pen, the loudest place on the farm, white feathers cover everything. Below the feathery surface is cracked, dry, thirsty earth. Mom says that ducks need water; boy is that an understatement! Mom and I need to change their pool water three times a day, their drinking water twice a day, and water them once a day! We water the ducks by putting the hose on medium and thoroughly soaking them. While we water them they stand at attention; if they don’t get enough water they flap their wings and quack impatiently.

The ducks are the only animals that we don’t put in every night, because they make a big fuss, and it takes three people to get them in their house! Every time we walk by the ducks the ducks bombard us with loud, obnoxious quacks. Twenty-four of them make as much noise as 100 of them should make.

The ducks might be a lot of work but they do taste good.

Peace to ya,

Farm Girl