The Quack Shack

[Muscovy Wunda]

All this with one 40Ah Lithium Battery within one hour. After that both batteries, the one in the saw and mine were empty… - I love my new chain-saw:

Yes, i know nit a "Stihl", but i already have a lot of battery-powered tools for the 18V system, and the saw was on sale…

Youshould invest in the makita brand, they have just brought out a coffee machune compatable with their batteries, may keep your battery charged! In all seriousness, Ryobis are great! They just need to bring out a coffee machine too

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

@Muscovy Wunda I live in town but I only have 4 [3 muscsovy and a pekin] in my flock along with a variable number of rescues being rehabbed for rehoming. It's against local zoning restrictions, so I am living below the radar of the authorities, with good neighbors who like and visit my ducks and would not dream of reporting me. My son has 3 ducks similarly under the radar even closer to downtown. One of his is a very noisy little girl but he too has great neighbors -- several of whom have backyard chickens and roosters, that are also not permitted by local ordinance. So they all keep their heads down and mind their own business

That 's fantastic! Yes most people seem perfectly okay with poultry

 

[ruthhope]

That 's fantastic! Yes most people seem perfectly okay with poultry

I know of one person in my neighborhood who has chickens -- raised from day olds -- and one turned out to be a roo. She had a mean neighbor who reported her. The upshot is that she has to get a permit [$500!!!] and have her facilities inspected to check it is hygienic and appropriately set back from her house and her neighbors, and she must get rid of the roo. Several of us who have back yard flocks have helped her with $20 donations towards her permit. None of the other chicken owners have permits. And we are in the land of the free!!! It was easier when I was in the UK.

 

[ruthhope]

Hello

Hello

 

[ruthhope]

Good morning / evening folks

Good evening

 

[ruthhope]

Possibly moving again to a house that fits us. Can have chookies. In town here you may have one rooster. But I want dux

Have muscovy as they are quieter!!!

I hope you have nice neighbours!

I brought my 4 up to Northern Virginia 3 weeks ago about 900 miles from home. That is probably against regulations too. I've done it before and had no problems, so did it again. Where we are staying is also suburban but it has a huge fully privacy fenced back yard and a good shed that I have temporarily purloined as a duck house. As in my hometown, ducks are not permitted, but the neighbor behind has a very loud minah bird with a foul mouth, so I doubt he will turn my ducks in!!

 

[ruthhope]

They also fly so if you want to keep them home you'll have to clip a wing.

I'm not sure that domesticated muscovy drakes can fly. My Daffy is way to fat too fly -- he can barely keep up with the others when they run up and down flapping their wings, demonstrating that they cannot fly. O Pato is athletic and can jump -- sometimes assisted by his wings, but he can't fly. Butter has a wing clipped by his previous owner but I wont clip again when he molts as I think he too is way to big to fly.
Isn't it just female domesticated muscovy that fly, @Miss Lydia? I have been thinking about this for some time as Daffy and O Pato were rescued from the wild. If they had survived in the wild they would have been able to fly but by feeding them domestic duck pellets and treats (and giving them love), they have grown much bigger and heavier (and healthier) than the feral muscovy around my community.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@ruthhope the first Muscovy drake I adopted came from the neighbors across the river and he was domesticated. They just let the ducks and chickens and pigeons out for the predators to snatch up and 2 drakes and a female made it to the river. The female was killed shortly after but the 2 drakes would fly up and down the river it was a beautiful sight, Also one of my drakes that hatched here flew over the fence and down to the river thank goodness he didn't make it clear to the river and I was able to walk him home. Of course the young drake and the 2 that were at the river didn't have the weight my Muscovy drake has who has never tried to fly, he is too lazy. So I do think Domesticated can fly until they get some years on them then they get too heavy.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Greetings! Hopefully manage some sleep today. Barely got any yesterday. I'm exhausted. But, I had to check in here before heading to bed.

One more night, then a couple of days off.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Good Sunday Morning and Evening!