Wilbur and Chick

It's no secret that Buddy's Backyard is open to new people, since we were seeing (a) Woodchuck we were calling it Woody but then there were two. We had already discuss about changing the name Woody and now we had more of a reason to rename the woodchuck.

They love the Peanut Butter sandwiches treats just like every other critters of Buddy's Backyard, but we had to wonder what else do Woodchuck eats??? They like to eat veggies, we had been trying to grow alfalfa for our turkeys and turns out Woodchuck will eat them too.

But we learned upon reading they like to eat leafy things on vegetables . . . so we tried Carrots. Days goes by and they hadn't eaten the Carrots, until one day we see that either Wilbur or Chick WAS eating the Carrot. However he/she was only eating the actual carrot and not the leafy stem . . . confused? We were as well.

 

They love one of our water bowls we have out . . . they have easy access to food and water. We have multiple water bowls because of how much critters we get in our backyard. Never did we expect our ducks to take baths in the orange water bowl and never did we expect our woodchucks diving in for a drink.

Starting from the top and working to the bottom, this one large piece of Carrot probably took Wilbur or Chick awhile to eat it. But they're comfortable enough to enjoy a sit-down and chow down. 

Some extra photos to share . . .  

We have no idea who is who . . . we don't know if they're boy/girl, girl/girl or boy/boy. But this isn't the first time we have had a woodchuck in our backyard and it great to see them more often now.

FYI they are not the fastest runner . . .