The molting, fussing and fighting continue. Buffy has joined Oma and Phoebe in the molt festival.  The boys watch in their clueless state as the girls continue to battle it out.


Weclome to Camp Molting, where the fighting never ends.

Oma waited, loudly and impatiently wings folded on her hips, foot tapping and yelling, for me to open the door to Phoebe and Buffy's enclosure. The girls came running out. Oma grabbed Phoebe by the tail only to get a beak full of feathers.  Buffy yells at Oma, with Oma responding in kind. Oma takes a running lunge at Phoebe, who lunges at Oma, Sumo wrestling style, the fight is on.  No one interfered with this fight, except Little Dude grabbing Oma's wing feathers trying to pull her off  Phoebe.  Dude is conflicted.  He is faithful to Oma, but believes he is the protector of ALL the girls.  He was thrown out of the way by Oma in the midst of the fight. Oma finally bested Phoebe.

Phoebe still in a molting fighting mood, marched up to the boys enclosure and lunged at Macintosh getting a good beak hold on his chest feathers, he is not molting.  She tries to pull him through the small chain link diamond fencing. Mac not aware she is wanting to kill him, is excitedly thinking she wants him....NOT in the least!  Meanwhile, Buffy is beating up Little Dude.  He is the smallest duck we own.  The others out weigh him and have more height than he does.  Dude does not back down.  I intervene for Dude. So today the yard is filled with flying duck feathers, loud Q U A K I N G and fighting every where you turn.  I will be so happy when molting season is over!!!    Blinkin?  She was happily digging for bugs!

The following video is 'why' Phoebe wants to hurt Mac.