Show off your house ducks!

[Scovy Momma]

I would tease & ask how big their kids or grandkids are when they mention something like that:
"You may think duck is tasty, but I hear young 'long pig' is more tender & sweet!"

 

[Julie Birb]

I know what you mean by that. People at work, even ones I really like, joke about eating ducks. I don't have any problem with people eating ducks, or even with them talking about it, but it's kind of hurtful when they seem to be directing it at me like my ducks would be better used for dinner than for pets. I don't think they know it's hurtful. I wouldn't even imply to people who keep chickens as pets that I'd like to eat them, and I eat store-bought chicken more than any other type of meat.

Exactly, Jade. It is hurtful. And I am a meat eater too but can easily make the distinction between the chicken I buy at the store and someone's sweet pet bird.

 

[DisneyDuckies]

My precious Tinkerbelle laying in the house yesterday, resting up from being beat up on by our drake.

 

[JadeComputerGal]

My precious Tinkerbelle laying in the house yesterday, resting up from being beat up on by our drake.

Awww. That is so sweet. The drakes can really make them miserable, so I'm glad you gave her a little soft safe place in the house.

 

[DisneyDuckies]

Awww. That is so sweet. The drakes can really make them miserable, so I'm glad you gave her a little soft safe place in the house.

Shes my baby <3

 

[casportpony]

They are being nasty. What I do is come right back at them with a oomment about orange sauce or something similar and that usually shuts them up. These nasty people are just try get us to react a certain way and are quite surprised when we respond the way I do.

-Kathy

 

[Amiga]

When someone suggests I eat my ducks, I tell them straight-faced that they are being cruel. Shuts'em up.

 

[casportpony]

Been getting those types of comments about my horses for years, so it doesn't phase me anymore.

-Kathy

 

[JadeComputerGal]

They are being nasty. What I do is come right back at them with a oomment about orange sauce or something similar and that usually shuts them up. These nasty people are just try get us to react a certain way and are quite surprised when we respond the way I do.

-Kathy

I know, but I just have a hard time doing that. I try to treat people the way I'd like to be treated regardless how they treat me. Don't get me wrong. The 20's or 30's me would have had a really nasty, offensive comeback, but I try very hard not to do that now. Maybe I should start saying something like, "We only eat the <whatever> ducks." Then when they say, "I didn't know you had <whatever> ducks," I can say, "I don't. That's why those are the only ones we eat."

Hmmm.

 

[JadeComputerGal]

When someone suggests I eat my ducks, I tell them straight-faced that they are being cruel. Shuts'em up.

And that's probably the best approach. It's just hard for me to tell some of these people that because I know that's not their intention. You know how people sometimes tend to say something just to try to connect, but they say totally the wrong thing? Nobody I work with knows anything about ducks other than eating them, so I think it just kind of comes out. I don't know how to tell them that just having them say something like that puts very bad images in my head. It makes me sound like a baby who takes offense at nothing when I'm really not actually easily offended.