Help, Please.

[Ribh]

Maybe I am slow but what are chooks? I am guessing chickens ?

Yes, sorry. Aussie slang. Chookes = chickens,specifically hens, from British dialect.

 

[Ribh]

Chickens will make a disaster of your yard--big holes that you will step in and break your ankle, they will tear up anything and everything even if they aren't going to eat it: flowers, grass, landscaping. I had a hen dig up mulch to the garden cloth underneath and she put holes in the garden cloth getting to the dirt underneath! Ducks don't scratch, they will pick bugs off of your garden plants and keep pests away. They might trample little plants, however.

lol Yes. My girls love my garden but it does not love them!

 

[MissChick@dee]

We say chickens in the yard.
They say chookes in the garden.

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Maybe I am slow but what are chooks? I am guessing chickens ?

Aussie slang for chickens!

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Yes, sorry. Aussie slang. Chookes = chickens,specifically hens, from British dialect.

Yah

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

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My neighbour has ducks, a drake & his mate. I know nothing about ducks so here's my questions:
Does anyone know what breed they are & general breed characteristics? At present they are penned but their property isn't fenced so are they likely to roam if let out & are they destructive to gardens & lawns? Thanks for any input.

Muscovys (now I really have to go and finish watching documentary for math homework! I’m lucky my silly laptop is working again so I don’t have to see IT)

 

[Lynxfire]

My Pekin ducks keep eating all my planted flowers and bushes. I struggle to keep them away. I will definitely be looking for decorative lawn fencing. Poop is another thing they do a lot of but I love my ducks and they eat all the bugs and weeds. They also bring a smile to my face even though we have to run them off our patio. They love knocking on our door looking for treats and attention.

 

[Kkrista123]

Hello! I thought another great thing to add in about Muscovies is they love to fly. Given the opportunity they will fly all around! Wings could be clipped to prevent that if your neighbor doesn't want them to fly away or be able to fly around. If so, there's lot of great articles on here about wing clipping we could lead you to!

 

[Kkrista123]

Any random muscovy questions you can't seem to find an answer for, I'd send you to @Miss Lydia. She knows her scovies!

 

[Ribh]

Thank you all sooo much! That's really helpful. I think these ducks are still maturing as no sign of escape artistry or flying so far. They are lovely & quiet.