And in one night the plants have doubled in size and weeds have sprung up just as quickly. There is a fresh feeling to the air and a chill that makes my fingers all too easily feel cold. The drake is on his own again as mate number two has gone broody and is a sitting on a clutch of eggs. The offspring from no.1 wife are nearly fully grown and so very beautiful. We are having to keep sitting wife from no.1 wife as there were terrible ructions last week when we tried to put all the ducks in the same pen. How ever many poultry house Jeremy and Chris build it never seems to be enough housing (and in the right place) for our growing numbers. Perhaps an election issue for May 7th?