My Love Affair With Ducks...

[Mimi13]

Here the boogers are, first at 6:30 this morning when I let them out. Yep, they hit the water straight away. (Clockwise starting with Hershey, the one you can barely see - only because she blends in with the dirty water, Petey, Latte, Quinny, and Peaches.)

I put the netting up because after they got in the bigger pool, they went all crazy and started flipping out over the high sides and then plopping down onto the ground. It wasn’t pretty and I bout flipped out cause I thought Peaches might have hurt her leg. Luckily she didn’t, but I immediately put up the barrier. It then took me a few minutes, okay more like 15 or 20, to get them to understand the concept of the new ramp. We all finally settled on the third variation. They’re happy and so am I.

And now they are in the same spot, only snoozing, except Petey. She’s got her eye on my DH trying to start the tiller. I think she’s nosy.

I don’t want to start digging to install a ‘pond’ just yet. I want more of a feel for it all before I do something permanently.

There’s just something calming about watching ducks on the water, moving slowly around the surface without hearing or seeing the ‘motor.’

 

[Mimi13]

Especially Latte

She is pretty and sweet.

 

[Mimi13]

It gets worse too mine just walked by me like I wasn’t even there.

I’ve been staining the play set today and I noticed the ducks got out of the water to eat but started complaining loudly all of a sudden. I walked up to them and noticed their bowl was about empty. I poured more in and they were so happy and immediately got quiet.

 

[Mimi13]

Do ducks snore?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I don’t know I’ve never slept with one before.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Oh yes, the news would be:

They have a new love! It’s not me though. It’s the out of doors and their POOL.

So far they have stayed in the pool 90% of the day, only coming out to grab a bite to eat and then hitting the pool again. Right now they are all sleeping, bills under their wings. Every once in a while one or two will grunt or whatever that noise is called. The only way I know which one did it is by the little vibration rings around the body.

They are soooooo content. It makes me jealous. I want to be a duck...eat, sleep, waddle, swim.

Me too Mimi. Me too.
Eat sleep swim... and don't forget their other favorite activity...hop on top
And have as many boy or girlfriends as they like.
Ducks have no shame.
And they do not get married, no matter how many experiments i put them through.

 

[duluthralphie]

Here the boogers are, first at 6:30 this morning when I let them out. Yep, they hit the water straight away. (Clockwise starting with Hershey, the one you can barely see - only because she blends in with the dirty water, Petey, Latte, Quinny, and Peaches.)
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I put the netting up because after they got in the bigger pool, they went all crazy and started flipping out over the high sides and then plopping down onto the ground. It wasn’t pretty and I bout flipped out cause I thought Peaches might have hurt her leg. Luckily she didn’t, but I immediately put up the barrier. It then took me a few minutes, okay more like 15 or 20, to get them to understand the concept of the new ramp. We all finally settled on the third variation. They’re happy and so am I.

And now they are in the same spot, only snoozing, except Petey. She’s got her eye on my DH trying to start the tiller. I think she’s nosy.
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I don’t want to start digging to install a ‘pond’ just yet. I want more of a feel for it all before I do something permanently.

There’s just something calming about watching ducks on the water, moving slowly around the surface without hearing or seeing the ‘motor.’

How many volts do you have running through the fencing?

 

[Mimi13]

I don’t know I’ve never slept with one before.

Ba Dum Dum, Touché, Miss Lydia! I never thought about that.

If the radio had not been on at the chicken coop, I would have tried to record what I was hearing. They were all snoozing in the pool and I swear one of them was snoring. Maybe I can catch them doing it again.

 

[DuckGirl77]

Oh yes, the news would be:

They have a new love! It’s not me though. It’s the out of doors and their POOL.

So far they have stayed in the pool 90% of the day, only coming out to grab a bite to eat and then hitting the pool again. Right now they are all sleeping, bills under their wings. Every once in a while one or two will grunt or whatever that noise is called. The only way I know which one did it is by the little vibration rings around the body.

They are soooooo content. It makes me jealous. I want to be a duck...eat, sleep, waddle, swim.

I feel for you. If I could be any animal, probably a duck. But for now they're pretty sure I'm a walking treat dispenser, not a dux

How many volts do you have running through the fencing?View attachment 2121121

Good heavens Ralphie is this how many volts you'll be using for the fence around your house preparing for the duck-pocalypse?

 

[Mimi13]

Me too Mimi. Me too.
Eat sleep swim... and don't forget their other favorite activity...hop on top
And have as many boy or girlfriends as they like.
Ducks have no shame.
And they do not get married, no matter how many experiments i put them through.

Caught me off guard there, Shaw! Only eat, sleep, swim now is good! Hmmmm though! Maybe I was a duck in my earlier years!