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Ducks Acclimatize and Pond Benefits

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Duck Release Party! Our plans for pastured poultry and beef! The future of your food depends on us!

What happens here

The ducks quickly adapt to the water, swimming and enjoying their new environment. Josh explains that the ducks will help control the green algae and grass that typically cover the pond each year. He also alludes to the future possibility of having more ducklings.

Goal: Observe ducks in their new habitat and explain their ecological role.

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about having the ducks out here but look at how happy they are so neat we're gonna let them play a little bit I'm just gonna sit here and enjoy them guys so pretty outside today how beautiful it is well Ducks just having a blast so while I can still see the Ducks let's talk to you about why I'm letting ducks out on the pond this pond has a layer of green algae that comes on it every year right now it's gone because the timber guys kind of drugged the algae off the top of the water as they cross the dam here but the Ducks are gonna help to eat the grass and the algae off the pond here and there are probably three males and six or eight females so we'll have a little baby duck just add into the nature of the farm you know one day one of you guys might come stand the farm stand sit out by the pond and watch these Ducks beautiful awesome there's a green slime I was telling you about that stuff right there coated the whole pond right now the winds up and it's got it kind of blown out there but when the wind is calm this place looks all slimy it's good for keeping trespassers out not so pretty Josh what's turning Ridge all about what's turning Ridge for them all about well it's been a while since we visited that topic right now we're standing in a spot that was covered with woods this is an

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