chicken and duck combo

[chilly]

This is not a recipe
my girlfriend thinks we should get a chicken to go with our 3 four week old ducks!!

any thoughts or suggestions

 

[Crickett]

I think you should get a couple of chickens! And maybe some turkeys, a couple of geese, a quail or two.....








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[chilly]

!!!!!!!!!!! hang on a minute we live in a town with next door neighbours ( UK spelling)

i think 1 chicken will be fine

 

[kcardella]

but if the chicken does not get along with the ducks, then you will need to get her another chicken friend, or a goose friend, or a...

Be careful, this can become quite a habit!

 

[chilly]

she quite likes the idea of a goose as well

 

[goosedragon]

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Please get two chickens (hens only) they generallly make less noise than ducks and they can hang out together if they don't happen to like ducks.

 

[chilly]

i will mention it to the girlfriend, but maybe not the neighbours

 

[kcardella]

Yeah, the neighbors NEVER have to know - ha ha!

Actually, my chickens are very, very quiet (except one girl when she's laying an egg). My ducks can get a little talkative though!

You can always bribe them with fresh eggs!

 

[chilly]

we don't really speak to them but its not a bad idea