Support Group for Abused Duck Keepers

[fluffycrow]

This is how I've imagined it

 

[fluffycrow]

This is how it's probably going to go

 

[BelovedBirds]

This is how I've imagined it

Well... when my ducks lived inside, they certainly didn't make my bed for me. So I'm a little annoyed about that...
I did however have a natural alarm for 7 am!
Usually started with quiet chatter, plotting together until they saw me move, then they knew I was awake and yelled at me. Then I'd hear a great deal of flapping wings followed by a heavy drop on my legs. Followed by waddling and quacky laughter and someone pecking my nose. Until I got up and fed them...

Yes, this is based on a true story.

 

[BelovedBirds]

This is how it's probably going to go

About right!

 

[fluffycrow]

This may be what you intend, but I think you may find that he calls  you every morning, and you come running on your hands and knees... with a platter of worms and peeled grapes....
Or maybe thats just me.... they have me so well trained...
I think I do live in a Disney movie, it's just that Dougie and Sprightly are the main characters lol
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Dear friend, that's why I'm investing in muscovy. Mr drake can scream his lungs out all he wants, I can't hear it from my bedroom

 

[BelovedBirds]

Dear friend, that's why I'm investing in muscovy. Mr drake can scream his lungs out all he wants, I can't hear it from my bedroom

Yeah yeah, lucky you, we get it
I only have two but they yell enough for all of duck kind sometimes. They're usually calm until they see me and start screaming because they want food and/or company

 

[Painted Calls]

did you bite him/her back? pretty sure you are allowed to nibble on that baby.

what kind of baby is that?

She is a call duck.

 

[fluffycrow]

Yeah yeah, lucky you, we get it
I only have two but they yell enough for all of duck kind sometimes. They're usually calm until they see me and start screaming because they want food and/or company

OK but that's cute. They scream out of love

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

OK hear me out. This is my Disney princess dream. Imagine I train a drake to fly to me when called. So every morning, I sing (it comes with having a Disney moment) his name (we need to find said name) and he comes over graciously flying in the sky, and landing near me, making his laughing sounds (and then he'd see the mess that is me in the morning and fly away but this is Disney so mess is not a word in this dictionary). And just like that, you know it's going to be a good day

The trouble is that you want to play the roll of "dad"

My drake flies to my spouse, lands on his head and is delighted to chat with him.

Me, he feels well entitled to poo on, and demands lettuce as a bedtime snack. Bugs when he wants, and cuddles on his terms.

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

Dear friend, that's why I'm investing in muscovy. Mr drake can scream his lungs out all he wants, I can't hear it from my bedroom

Um .. if I can't hear them I imagine the worst and keep going to check on them. I kind of prefer the ones that make happy sounds when bathing in the pond. I know where they are and what they are up to.