This was my bathtub. (old house)
This is my duck in what was my bathtub.
Any questions?
I know crazy, huh?! Yes, there was a duck in my bathtub. Actually, it is a Muscovy duck. You saw them on my previous post about our pets when they were small and really cute. Now, they are large.
They were living out in our chicken coop. At least until this guy, Duke's, feet got frostbitten. Yes, frostbitten. So, we put him in a container of warm water to "thaw out" his feet. Turns out the chicken coop wasn't warm enough for the ducks. "Then what?" you may ask. We had to move them to a warmer place to live through the winter. What place would that be? The basement of our new house. Yes, the ducks moved in to the new house before I did! Duke's life was short lived as he never recovered from the frostbite. He had to be slaughtered. Poor Duke.
Good thing the basement is all cement so I can clean it out easily when the temperatures warm up and the ducks move back to their chicken coop.
Guess what we are building this summer!? Yes, a new, WARM duck pen!
hahahahahah this made me laugh :) Poor duckies. I'm glad they have such sweet care givers to look after them :)
ReplyDeleteWas he supper?! Actually, I'd rather not know!
ReplyDeleteYes, Amber, sweet caregivers who let his feet freeze,huh? ;)
ReplyDeleteNo Jen, he wasn't supper. We couldn't eat him for one because we named him. Two, the whole frostbite thing just didn't make us feel hungry. :)
You gotta do what you gotta do! Life on the mission field makes a person very creative =)
ReplyDeleteI remember when Ron hung a light bulb and insulated the dog house out in Shila. Fi had puppies and it was too cold for them.
These are the things that become life long memories to us and our kids.
Look forward to more "Frozen Tales"
You sound like you might be a missionary or something! :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, Rachel. You have to do what you have to do! Love it that we have to have insulated dog houses too! I know, Jolene, crazy huh?
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