Do Your Ducks Have Any Self-Restraint When it Comes to Slugs?

[3bird]

Sometimes we really worry about Amelia and her slug hunting prowess/lack of self-restraint.

 

[Daphne_loves_mealworms]

Sometimes we really worry about Amelia and her slug hunting prowess/lack of self-restraint.

The first time I saw Daphne “post slug”, I thought she was choking and was going to die! She absolutely has no restraint when it comes to eating them. I now know to just provide her with plenty of clean water to wash her beak out afterwards!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Mine will not eat them. If I toss one of those slimy things over the fence they just stand an look at it. Now earth worms are a different story.

 

[HalfWayUpAMountain]

Am I the only person whose garden has been stripped down so much it looks like a prison exercise yard ?!

The only stuff left standing is lavender, rosemary and iris's. Even the insects know to stay at least a metre above ground level....

Your garden / yard / land looks amazing !

 

[Miss Lydia]

We use to have a terrible slug infestation grass hoppers too. I guess someone took care of them and maybe they do eat slugs when they aren’t around me, they probably think if they don’t eat the slug I toss them I may feel sorry for them and give them a pound of mealworms!

 

[HalfWayUpAMountain]

We use to have a terrible slug infestation grass hoppers too. I guess someone took care of them and maybe they do eat slugs when they aren’t around me, they probably think if they don’t eat the slug I toss them I may feel sorry for them and give them a pound of mealworms!

Ooh they do love the mealworms

 

[3bird]

The first time I saw Daphne “post slug”, I thought she was choking and was going to die! She absolutely has no restraint when it comes to eating them. I now know to just provide her with plenty of clean water to wash her beak out afterwards!

Water certainly helps!

What breed of duck is Daphne?

 

[3bird]

Mine will not eat them. If I toss one of those slimy things over the fence they just stand an look at it. Now earth worms are a different story.

How interesting! Our guys like slugs, snails and worms...and I've seen Mouse eat a mouse!

 

[3bird]

Am I the only person whose garden has been stripped down so much it looks like a prison exercise yard ?!

The only stuff left standing is lavender, rosemary and iris's. Even the insects know to stay at least a metre above ground level....

Your garden / yard / land looks amazing !

Our guys certainly help to keep the snails and slugs in check, but we keep them clear of the garden until unprotected seedlings are established ;-)

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

She’s great! I bet if you ate a slug you would do the same! Come to that I have the exact issue with the exact same results when it comes to horseradish on saltine crackers.