Do I want to die now or later?

[gritsar]

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I couldn't agree with you more. DH doesn't have to ask my permission to buy something or nor do I need to ask him, but we do talk it over first. This is especially true when it comes to animals. My fragile health means sometimes I have to ask DH to help out in caring for the animals that are technically all mine (except for his GSD, Jax). I wouldn't like knowing about the resentment that I know he would be feeling if we hadn't agreed together to get the animals in the first place.
When our Charlie Girl (my dog that came to love my DH) passed away and DH was offered a german shepherd pup (Jax) he didn't have to ask me before bringing that pup home but he did. He knew his hours at work meant that the majority of Jax's care would fall to me. It's a responsibility I took on willingingly because I had been consulted first. In fact, I had to push DH to go and get the pup, knowing as I did how much he had always wanted a GSD.
Right now I have my hands full trying to care for my adult chickens as well as all these chicks (31). Peafowl will have to wait for another time. So will the ducks.

 

[gryeyes]

Just a couple of ducks don't create too much extra hassle. My land-lady gave me permission to keep chickens. Then came the day I admitted I'd also picked up ducklings. She sounded exasperated when she asked me, "Why'd you have to get ducks?" I told her, sheepishly, "Because the feed store didn't have goslings...."

She had geese when I moved here, but they were killed by some critter(s). I kept asking her if she'd like me to get some for her, and she said they were too much trouble, given her health situation. And speaking of "sheepishly" she has 3 Barbados sheep. She had five of them, but her brother removed one set of twins against her will (and pocketed the money for their sale).

She continued to be exasperated as I set up the 300 gallon stock tank as the duck pool. The property is on a well.... However, the ducks and chickens are now ranging freely and have been visiting her back yard - adjacent to mine - and back patio. Suddenly, she sounds amused and is all smiley when she talks about the ducks.

Whew!

 

[JetBlack]

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LOL! That's great! How can anyone dislike a few ducks? My gosh, I haven't seen any duckling videos on YouTube, that did not, at some point, make me go "Awwwww." It's hard to be a tough, cool dude and make that noise.

i.e.

I can only get about 5 seconds in. The adorableness has peaked by :20 though, then they degenerate into just normal "cute".

 

[oldchickenlady]

When I was a kid there was a man who had peacocks...at least a mile away from our neighborhood. You could hear those things screaming quite plain when they went to calling. Just saying....

 

[JetBlack]

Yeah, the farms where I used to hunt, back in MD had them. No one could drive up to the house without setting off the peacock alarm. Wow, were they loud.

 

[rancher hicks]

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I couldn't agree with you more. DH doesn't have to ask my permission to buy something or nor do I need to ask him, but we do talk it over first. This is especially true when it comes to animals. My fragile health means sometimes I have to ask DH to help out in caring for the animals that are technically all mine (except for his GSD, Jax). I wouldn't like knowing about the resentment that I know he would be feeling if we hadn't agreed together to get the animals in the first place.
When our Charlie Girl (my dog that came to love my DH) passed away and DH was offered a german shepherd pup (Jax) he didn't have to ask me before bringing that pup home but he did. He knew his hours at work meant that the majority of Jax's care would fall to me. It's a responsibility I took on willingingly because I had been consulted first. In fact, I had to push DH to go and get the pup, knowing as I did how much he had always wanted a GSD.
Right now I have my hands full trying to care for my adult chickens as well as all these chicks (31). Peafowl will have to wait for another time. So will the ducks.

Nice to hear, my DW let me get chickens even though I'm disabled but I have to practice common sense too. I just gave up 6 hens cuz things get to hard at times. She will close them up and make sure they're ok if I need to be away. I know she loves me cuz she hates animals mostly. I don't part with any chickens she shows an interest in. Ya gotta take care of those who depend on you and those you depend on. We depend on each other.

Wishing you all the best

Rancher