My Love Affair With Ducks...

My crazy ducks love their evening duck soup so much that they meet me at the top of the steps and lead me up to the duck lot every.single.night! (Thanks Hillbilly for telling me about duck soup.) And then they make me feel terrible because they act like they’re starving to death. What gives?

And is it true what they say about why ducks wag their tails? Are they happy?
It depends on the speed and the duration of the tail wag, so far I have observed:
  • Short (1-2 sec) and slow wag: Means something like "Hi there!"
  • Longer and faster wag: I am a happy duck
  • Short bursts of super fast wags, almost like the tail is wagging the duck together with short quacks: I am super happy to see you again!
 
Ok what’s duck soup? I haven’t quite found the treat they all love.
Hillbilly had mentioned duck soup and I thought, “How Crazy Sounding!” Of course it contains things they love, but to me, the key was putting those things in water. That way they don’t have to run back and forth to the water, rather just filter through the water and gather all the goodies. They do still get a final drink of fresh water afterwards though.

I boil eggs, their eggs as a matter of fact (no one wants them :idunno — ooh, that sounds so sad) and cut the boiled eggs up into probably 24 pieces each, usually 2-3 eggs. Then I’ll throw 3/4 c of dry cat food in on top. The final ingredient is either frozen green peas, salad, or a nice bunch of whatever green plant they love.
 
It depends on the speed and the duration of the tail wag, so far I have observed:
  • Short (1-2 sec) and slow wag: Means something like "Hi there!"
  • Longer and faster wag: I am a happy duck
  • Short bursts of super fast wags, almost like the tail is wagging the duck together with short quacks: I am super happy to see you again!
And we can’t forget the quick wag right before they shoot forth a mess! 🤣
 
Ok what’s duck soup? I haven’t quite found the treat they all love.
I sweep out the kitchen*, drop everything into a planter half full with water, add some cat food, sunflower 🌻 seeds and fodder and offer it to the ducks.

* Meaning they get leftover vegetables, meats, stale bread, potatoes, fries, crumbs, etc
 

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