{"id":61,"date":"2011-05-21T20:48:45","date_gmt":"2011-05-22T03:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ducksandclucks.com\/blog\/?p=61"},"modified":"2011-05-21T20:48:45","modified_gmt":"2011-05-22T03:48:45","slug":"saturday-in-the-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ducksandclucks.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/21\/saturday-in-the-yard\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday in the Yard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbk_share\"><div class=\"fcbk_like\"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/ducksandclucks.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/21\/saturday-in-the-yard\/\" layout=\"button_count\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" share=\"false\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5109\/5744637518_81188c46af.jpg\" alt=\"lessie\" \/><br \/>\nToday Lester and the other ducks and clucks hung out in the yard and ate grass, bugs and treats. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5309\/5744088697_0f1b5eda7f.jpg\" alt=\"livi\" \/><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Is that a bug!?&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Olivia<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2240\/5744089649_c39e4a10f9.jpg\" alt=\"gus\" \/><br \/>\nGus shared some peas with Lester, and tried to stay out of O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s way.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5264\/5744637340_0bd34f7f3e.jpg\" alt=\"gus2\" \/><br \/>\nHe is still having trouble with picking feathers and eating them, but otherwise he is doing well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2312\/5744637436_c519337b1e.jpg\" alt=\"les\" \/><br \/>\nGus plucks Lester&#8217;s feathers and eats them, so we put Lester in a carrier at night so Gus can&#8217;t bother him. So far it seems to work well. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2763\/5744636876_5660b367d4.jpg\" alt=\"crow\" \/><br \/>\nWhen we hang out in the yard, our crow friend hangs out with us. He is a wild crow, but he likes the ducks and chickens, and he sometimes gets treats, too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5308\/5744636636_a5c41d61ee.jpg\" alt=\"carol\" \/><br \/>\nCarol enjoyed some lettuces.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2613\/5744638002_82e322bb42.jpg\" alt=\"janet\" \/><br \/>\nAnd Janet was on the look out for bugs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3517\/5744090057_28519017da.jpg\" alt=\"olly\" \/><br \/>\nOlly Astro stuck close to me, in case I planned to share treats.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3254\/5744637644_82a5dcd57a.jpg\" alt=\"olivia\" \/><br \/>\nAnd Olivia perched near the crow&#8217;s water dish in case I left some treats there.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2545\/5744638280_227ce227fb.jpg\" alt=\"gus\" \/><br \/>\nGus spotted some flying balloon predators and alerted everyone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3338\/5744637810_d24c82342b.jpg\" alt=\"scovy\" \/><br \/>\nThen he got a little too close to O&#8217;Malley and The Ramona Monster and had to high-tail it back to Lester&#8217;s area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3431\/5744090215_2e3d22cbe8.jpg\" alt=\"nap\" \/><br \/>\nThen it was time to settle down for a nap and enjoy a lazy Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Petunia was snoozing in the aviary, so we didn&#8217;t get any photos of her today. But she&#8217;s doing well and she sends her best.<\/p>\n<p>Have a good week, and keep quacking&#8230; or clucking&#8230; whichever you prefer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbk_share\"><div class=\"fcbk_like\"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/ducksandclucks.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/21\/saturday-in-the-yard\/\" layout=\"button_count\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" share=\"false\"><\/fb:like><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today Lester and the other ducks and clucks hung out in the yard and ate grass, bugs and treats. &#8220;Is that a bug!?&#8221; &#8211; Olivia Gus shared some peas with Lester, and tried to stay out of O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s way. 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