Support Group for Abused Duck Keepers

[New duck mommy 2021]

OK hear me out. What if the level of abuse is based on shush-ability? What if muscovy aren't abusive? That wouldn't be nice

If this is what it takes to get you into ducks I’ll agree

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

I'm actually starting an art business where I may be doing portraits of people's pets!
It's a heavy burden though, the fear of messing it up lol

just have fun and it will be easy to get better. Putting time into a game is easy, so let getting better be your pleasure.

If you see it as a burden the fear will make you paralyzed.

did you know the root cause of procrastination is actually fear ? and the only thing that overcomes the thing you are afraid of ... is doing it... even doing it wrong.... because even if you do it wrong, you've done it, so nothing to fear anymore (then your brain starts to look for something new to be afraid of!)

you already know how to do this, the only thing standing in your way is your fear. But your fear is something you have learned and now "sounds" like an inner voice. Ever see a baby worry about being wrong? no, they want to touch everything, we teach them fear to protect them, but sometimes the lesson just gets out of control.

I understand it seems big, unmovable, but really, you are the only person who has 100% control over your inner voice. tell it to shut up or change the story-line... whatever you need. Just stop listening to the fear-loop and it will stop playing.

if the fear is bad, just tell it you are busy at the moment, you just need to finish this thing and then you'll go somewhere and listen to it. Then take 5 min (set a timer) to listen to the fear. Once the timer is up, no more listening, tell it you'll give it another 5 min later, and then move the 'fear dates' further apart. But in between, no fear loop. Too busy to be afraid... too much fun to be had!

 

[Corbdee]

My new fav hobby is taking photos of my pets at terrible angles.
I feel like I can get my ducks back for all their abuse, but today I got a perfect opportunity with my dog!
This is what I mean, my fav of Dougie: View attachment 3441247and my dog:View attachment 3441248
Her face the double chin and everything

Awwww

 

[BelovedBirds]

just have fun and it will be easy to get better. Putting time into a game is easy, so let getting better be your pleasure.

If you see it as a burden the fear will make you paralyzed.

did you know the root cause of procrastination is actually fear ? and the only thing that overcomes the thing you are afraid of ... is doing it... even doing it wrong.... because even if you do it wrong, you've done it, so nothing to fear anymore (then your brain starts to look for something new to be afraid of!)

you already know how to do this, the only thing standing in your way is your fear. But your fear is something you have learned and now "sounds" like an inner voice. Ever see a baby worry about being wrong? no, they want to touch everything, we teach them fear to protect them, but sometimes the lesson just gets out of control.

I understand it seems big, unmovable, but really, you are the only person who has 100% control over your inner voice. tell it to shut up or change the story-line... whatever you need. Just stop listening to the fear-loop and it will stop playing.

if the fear is bad, just tell it you are busy at the moment, you just need to finish this thing and then you'll go somewhere and listen to it. Then take 5 min (set a timer) to listen to the fear. Once the timer is up, no more listening, tell it you'll give it another 5 min later, and then move the 'fear dates' further apart. But in between, no fear loop. Too busy to be afraid... too much fun to be had!

I think I might try that!!

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

Prone to attacking harmless passerbys?

harmless! there are all those baby goslings to protect and a DOG walks by ??? dogs have been used to hunt ducks and geese for hundreds of years!

I completely agree with the attack!

 

[Corbdee]

They probably said "good morning!" That's how most Greek fights start at least

As someone who is definitely not a morning person, I agree with this.

 

[Corbdee]

I'm laughing, but I'm shaking my head at you!

In away the Irish are like that too though.... fix this boat? Nah just wait until it sinks.
Fix this farm house? Nahhhh, just wait for it to decompose.

If its anything like their castles they should be good to go

 

[Corbdee]

Here's the pic of my chocolate runner. Sorry not the greatest quality. You can kinda see the 3 spots, ironically the part I was wondering about (far left where all the toes meet) doesn't look like bumble.

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

Here's the pic of my chocolate runner. Sorry not the greatest quality. You can kinda see the 3 spots, ironically the part I was wondering about (far left where all the toes meet) doesn't look like bumble.

I trust you, but I don't see it... Do they walk on concrete or bare wood anywhere? It could just be a callous

 

[Corbdee]

I trust you, but I don't see it... Do they walk on concrete or bare wood anywhere? It could just be a callous

Never either of those. Sometimes they'll find bare spots inside the coop but thats it. You might actually be right about callouses . The spots I was talking about are any pink bumps you see. None are open