Support Group for Abused Duck Keepers

[Goosebaby]

Thanks to this thread for the laugh today!
Although I don’t own ducks, a good part of a very expensive, week-long vacation was once spent appeasing local ducks with duck-acceptable food from the hotel buffet. As these ducks quickly managed to become the lasting highlight of an overseas trip (which included the necessity of acquiring a passport), it is clearly an instance of being taken advantage of by international ducks.

Reminds me of the time my parents visited New Zealand. The summary of their vacation is that they left my geese and ducks and ended up hanging out with someone else’s geese and ducks for a week.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Artificial grass?

Is this going to be safe though? I don't know if it's just my girls but they are constantly ripping up real grass, not like casual grazing, but a relentless life long mission to end the life of all grass and vegetation.
I feel like they could potentially pull up some plastic pieces and try and eat them. If not for that concern, it would be a perfect solution!

Do you think I'm overthinking it?

 

[Canadian Wind]

Is this going to be safe though? I don't know if it's just my girls but they are constantly ripping up real grass, not like casual grazing, but a relentless life long mission to end the life of all grass and vegetation.
I feel like they could potentially pull up some plastic pieces and try and eat them. If not for that concern, it would be a perfect solution!

Do you think I'm overthinking it?

My dear, you *always* overthink things! <3

Take a look at what's available. Like everything, there are different levels of quality. A good quality one should *not* rip out in pieces.

Back when I had ducks and they free-ranged, there would not be a blade of grass anywhere. It was a mud field!

 

[kcan2]

Reminds me of the time my parents visited New Zealand. The summary of their vacation is that they left my geese and ducks and ended up hanging out with someone else’s geese and ducks for a week.

Exactly how long of a flight was that for them to go meet some new geese and ducks?
I think I remember seeing some geese and ducks in the Shire scenes of the Lord of the Rings movies shot in New Zealand, so, worth the trip, surely?

 

[BelovedBirds]

My dear, you *always* overthink things! <3

Take a look at what's available. Like everything, there are different levels of quality. A good quality one should *not* rip out in pieces.

Back when I had ducks and they free-ranged, there would not be a blade of grass anywhere. It was a mud field!

That's fair, I guess I'm worried because I've not really had any experience with artifical grass, so I've no idea how durable it is, especially with two little dinosaurs! I'll have a look into it tomorrow and try it - if I recall correctly @New duck mommy 2021 used artifical grass once? Did that work well for you?

I have a little glass area for them by their coop but it becomes a big mucky mess after a couple of months and needs replacing. I plan to replace it two-three times per year from spring-autumn just for enrichment for them. They don't get to free range so it give them an area full of bugs to forage in. It's cheap and its a really small space so it works okay. I can only imagine the hell of putting it around their pond though it would not last a week.

 

[Goosebaby]

Exactly how long of a flight was that for them to go meet some new geese and ducks?
I think I remember seeing some geese and ducks in the Shire scenes of the Lord of the Rings movies shot in New Zealand, so, worth the trip, surely?

Across the Pacific Ocean, about a 14 hour flight lmao