The Quack Shack

[Miss Lydia]

I am back from getting the drake. I came home with two ducks instead of one.

I felt really bad for them. The people were duck newbies and didn't really know much about ducks. They had seven total, got super lucky and only one was a drake, and they did not know the difference so I had to keep pointing out which bird we were trying to catch and they grabbed the wrong one a couple times.

Anyway, why I felt back for the ducks was because they were living under a trampoline with chicken wire strung up around the outside to keep them in, and it was a total mud pit under there. After we caught the drake, the woman mentioned that she wanted to downsize further and asked if I knew anyone who might want some more. I told her I could take some of the girls too if she wanted. Then she said she wanted to wait until spring because apparently they have a fox come through every year that eats some of their chickens and she's pretty sure it will get some of the ducks too. Just matter of fact about that, no attempt to keep them safe, she was just sure the fox would eat some of her birds.

In the end she told me I could take one of the girls too if I wanted, so I did. They are covered in mud that is probably composed largely of duck poop and they stink, poor things. I'm sure they'll be much happier in the emu pasture than they were under that trampoline.

I'm gonna have to come up with some names. I named the two from the other woman Sugar and Flour. So I want to either stick to that theme or just the theme of naming them after white things. I might call the drake Cotton if I go that route, haven't decided yet.

So sweet of you to get them @Pyxis sure would have been nice if you could have rescued them all and even found home for the ones you didn’t want to keep. How sad she just takes it in stride that they may get picked off by a fox

 

[Pyxis]

Ugh, those poor ducks! I'm so glad that you could save at least two of them.

I get that they didn't know much about ducks, but WHY in the world would you even have them if you don't care to find out how to successfully raise them? Like really, what's the point? It just makes me mad. If you're going to do something, do it WELL. Or at least learn as you go. And yeah, predators are out there and you can't prevent every loss, but to just not care? That's kind of strange.

Also, what IS chicken wire good for? I've never seen an application where it's useful.

According to her, she ended up with them because of her kids, I think? She told me three teenage girls, at least one of which I'm assuming was hers, lol, went to Tractor Supply and just bought them on a whim.

Chicken wire's good for keeping chickens out of a garden, I guess? Beyond that, not a lot, lol. Maybe dividing pens inside a big barn that's predator proof otherwise. But it's definitely no good for protecting anything from predators.

To go with Sugar and Flour both baking and white words: salt, baking soda, white cocoa, cream of tartar, corn startch, cream.... I know most are long but hopefully it inspires you! Glad you could take 2.

Sourdough, starch, crisco...

Oh, I like Cream! I think Cream for this new girl. Sourdough is also really cute. Maybe for the drake...hmm.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Also, what IS chicken wire good for? I've never seen an application where it's useful.

I just use it to contain the birds, but not for protection.

 

[Trimurtisan]

I get the Maylay eggs in tomorrow. Dinosaurs to the max.

**ROAAAAR!!**

 

[Pyxis]

I get the Maylay eggs in tomorrow. Dinosaurs to the max.

**ROAAAAR!!**
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I've been thinking about Malays. I have a bird show friend that has them. They are cool birds.

Alas, I don't have places to put everything I want, lol.

 

[Trimurtisan]

I've been thinking about Malays. I have a bird show friend that has them. They are cool birds.

Alas, I don't have places to put everything I want, lol.

I like your taste in birds!

 

[Pyxis]

I like your taste in birds!

Great minds think alike

 

[Trimurtisan]

What color Brahma do you have @Pyxis?

 

[Pyxis]

What color Brahma do you have @Pyxis?

Light, BBS Partridge, and two project colors involving lavender in the works

 

[Trimurtisan]

Light, BBS Partridge, and two project colors involving lavender in the works

Very cool. I've got Lights, and they grew on me pretty fast. The oldest cockerel is 6 months old and almost the biggest chicken here. Very good disposition too.

If you ever fell like posting some if your project colors I'd love to see them.