Get Ducks they said ......

[Tretinker]

So when my family were persuading me to allow my daughter to have ducks one of the reasons they have was they would remove the bug pests in the garden and leave the plants and veggies unhurt .......that was a lie! Within 4 minutes of being out today these adorable bundles of joy demolished my courgettes after I managed to protect them from the savage raptors!
The video is much more cute but I don't want to upload to YouTube
Do all poultry love courgette or are none of my vegetables safe from them?

 

[casportpony]

You can upload the video to BYC here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/albums/create

 

[KaleIAm]

Haha, yeah... My ducks stand on tippie toes and jump to harvest grape tomatoes from my plants. They tear off great bites as they pass the lettuce and kale. Only the herbs are safe.

 

[Tretinker]

You can upload the video to BYC here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/albums/create

You're amazing! I never knew this, thanks!

 

[Tretinker]

Well this is the little terrors at work....

I found them like this after asking husband to watch them....although I will give a break as he was building the Duck Den for them. He built a staircase after work and then pea shingled it because he was worried they wouldn't like the shallow steps. From what I've seen they don't care, if they want to get somewhere they just throw themselves up it, down it or over it!

 

[Callender Girl]

No wonder he was distracted; that's quite an impressive build!

Sorry about your courgettes -- looks like what we call "zucchini" here. It's so frustrating to baby something right up to the time it's ready to produce, and THEN have it destroyed.

Good thing ducks are darned adorable, right?

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

It'll be fun they said. It is fun, mostly, but when they are growing they are bottomless pits that eat everything in sight. They are great at pest removal and fertilizing, but they still know food is food. So may be best to barricade the remaining produce from them. What breed are they? I currently have 2 adult runners who are quite tame in the garden butI've also had silver appleyards, cayugas, muscovies and pekins. The last two breeds are bottomless pits for life.

 

[Tretinker]

He's got a knack for this building stuff!

Yes, zucchini we've had tons off the plant already so I won't complain too much but they are too adorable to be mad at that's for sure.

They are runners and that makes sense because they literally dive at me when they think I've got something to eat

 

[Canadian Wind]

Well this is the little terrors at work....

I found them like this after asking husband to watch them....although I will give a break as he was building the Duck Den for them. He built a staircase after work and then pea shingled it because he was worried they wouldn't like the shallow steps. From what I've seen they don't care, if they want to get somewhere they just throw themselves up it, down it or over it!

So, ah, if ever you get the urge to come visit Canada... I'd like to borrow your husband!

 

[FBMcrazy8]

Well this is the little terrors at work....

I found them like this after asking husband to watch them....although I will give a break as he was building the Duck Den for them. He built a staircase after work and then pea shingled it because he was worried they wouldn't like the shallow steps. From what I've seen they don't care, if they want to get somewhere they just throw themselves up it, down it or over it!

That is SOOO cute!!!!