Hope was not interested at first (only chooks and ducks are herdable!), but began to show interest right at the end of the weekend - can't wait for the next one.

Di getting them moving

Hope keeping them gathered

Hope has quite a strong herding ability which she currently uses to help me put the ducks to bed at night.  She's great at casting (she's left handed) and will vastly overshoot the group of ducks to be sure they're all there, before bringing them to me. Unfortunately she practiced herding on pet bantams who had no respect for her and only moved if she forced her body into their personal space, so teaching Hope to lose respect for herd animal's personal spaces.  Now she pushes the ducks so fast, they're run off their feet unless I give frequent 'down' commands to give the ducks time to regain their composure.