Pepper and Peeps

Today's Chicken Scratches are once again portraits.
The first is of our Easter Egger, "Pepper:"

Secondly, we have a portrait of our young Delaware rooster, "Mr. Peeps" (we mostly call him just,  "Peeps" or, "Peepsy"): 

Duck Piles and Silkies, 18 and 19 May 2014

Ducks seem to like to hang out with each other, just like some of the hens. I think a group of ducks on the ground is called a flock or a "badling," while on the water it's called a "paddling."
I just like to call it a "duck pile."