Winter has been hard on the various fowl that live on the Farm lake. The island provides a wonderful habitat for the Ducks, Geese and Moor Hens and a safe haven from the fox! This morning the Lake is frozen over again and I have been busy smashing the ice in places so that the animals have fresh water. Each morning the ducks, chickens and goose congregate near the barn to be fed, the same happens in the evening. This morning I counted over FIFTY ducks! Its getting expensive! The price of corn has risen considerably over the winter and we get through two sacks a week. Not all the ducks live hear permanantly, many fly over from Elvaston Castle to be fed. In a few months everything will settle down and many of the ducks will disappear until next winter. Over the weekend the Canada geese have returned! They arrive every year to nest on the island. In a couple of months hopefully we will have babies on the pond!
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