The molt...

Well Peeps is now officially an adult duck...awww my little girl is all grown up :( and here is the proof...this picture was taken last night after I cleaned the lower part of her cage:

And here is her cage just 30 minutes later! Look at all those feathers!

She is currently going through her "big girl" molt where she will lose all her big feathers and get bright and shiny new ones. I will sure be glad when this is all over because she is very irritable right now as she loses feathers and gains new ones. The new feathers coming in are full of blood and make her very sensitive to touch so we are not petting her or picking her up which is a very hard concept for me to grasp because I love my Peeps hugs and such. But I just keep thinking of how more beautiful she is going to be when this is all over and will start laying eggs again.

My Sweet Peeps...

Oh my sweet, sweet, innocent Peepers...um yea...she bit Nicole on the lip last night...not once, but twice!

When I put Peeps to bed everynight I kiss her little head and tell her I love her and last night was no different except that Nicole was "helping" me. Now I understand Peeps' body language and sounds very well, like last night, Nic was a little close to Peeps and I could tell she wanted to flap her wings so I asked Nic to back up and then Peeps flapped her wings. Well when we went out to put Peeps to bed she was in her duckuzzi and I did not really want her to get her straw bedding all wet so I put her on top of the pen and towel dried her a bit and then let her do some preening to get more water off. While she was preening I leaned over and she preened my hair a bit and Nic thought that was cool so I told Nic to try it and Peeps was having none of that and in fact I think that got her a little riled up so that when Nic went to kiss her, Peeps bit her on the lip. So what does Nic do? She tries again and Peeps gives her another "peck." I told Nic that they were love bites but she was not buying that :-)

More Photo shoot pics...

I am still amazed at how much of a ham Peeps is...she really did not mind this shoot at all. She was a very good puppy that day. Hmmm...maybe Nic is right...maybe Peeps needs an agent so she can be a big star and start earning her keep at the house. Hell maybe she can support her mom?!?!?! :)

Here are some of the shots from the Cal State Fullerton photo shoot:

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There are many more photos from the shoot but these are some of my favorites. We got some very interesting looks from people on campus when we went outside. First of all there is this white duck on campus and second of all it is in a stroller! But Peeps did very well, she let them hold her and pet her and she was pretty patient as long as the treats kept coming. The pictures will be used on our LCDs inside the bookstore. A duck being in the pics really has nothing to do with selling clothing but it gets noticed!

Peeps did great at her big photo shoot!

I took this pic with my cell phone during the shoot. Boy did we get a lot of strange looks and people making comments like "hey there's a duck...IN A STROLLER!!!!" It was a good time and I think Peeps enjoed the attention. When I get the real photos back I will post them.

Peeps is gonna be a BIG star...

...well at my work she will be. Today she will be a "prop" in a photo shoot for pics used on LCDs around the store to promote CSUF clothing and gifts. This should be interesting. I will post photos of the photo shoot later.