The gross truth about ducks...

[gretchenhau]

Ducks will lay eggs wehre ever the mood strikes them, usually in the pond out of reach.

 

[Chick_a_dee]

Ducks are seriously stupid... Mine had no idea how to walk down their ramp for 3 MONTHS!!! They'd just fall off flailing to the ground. I also caught them yesterday trying to eat a piece of plastic in the front yard, really confused that it wouldn't go down their bills. Sigh.

 

[nettie]

the other night, victor sprayed poo everywhere while joe was holding him... joe had to take a shower. lol

 

[mominoz]

My ducks and geese put 'treasures in their water buckets" - Geese have put corncobs,sticks , lots of rocks, anything they can pick up. Ducks have mainly put sticks or rocks, as that is all they have they don't eat first. I think they are trying to keep the water level high so they don't hav to bend over to drink,--- that or it is a form of "tenderizing?'

 

[nettie]

just now as joe was carrying over victor to the bathtub, i looked up just in time to see his vent pulse and expose the pink gooey part, only to explode poop out onto my bathroom floor.

Luckily i was not in the cross hairs and avoided being pooped on..... for today

 

[Duck_feeder]

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Just one word: volcano

 

[muddipuppy]

ok. count me out. i made it to page 4 and my friends told me they won't come hang out if i get ducks. the digging for grain in cow poo really put me over the line.

 

[Wifezilla]

Oh come on! Wimp!!!

Besides...I have quail now too. They make the ducks look NEAT AND TIDY sometimes. And last night my oldest cat barfed on my quilt AND a clean pile of laundry...so the ducks are looking really good right about now.

 

[kysilkies]

OMG this is one of the best threads I've ever read!...We've only had ducks for a month and this thread confirms why they are so darn cute, they have to be with their habits!....

Not sure what # it's up to but here's one we've learned:

No matter how much space they have to walk by a water bowl, one foot has to go in it...

 

[kysilkies]

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My Muscovies have razor sharp talons I wish could retract like a cats!...I'm still learning how to pick them up so they can't get to me, my hands look like I shook hands with Freddie Krueger!