The Quack Shack

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Since the terrain here is so uneven, I had to be extra careful when going to the various coops and enclosures. Didn't land on my rear or my front, or my side for that matter. At least, not this time.

BF is starting to seriously doubt my ability to remain upright. I fall so often, for various reasons.

There is a thing called crampons - that even has made it into the Wokepedia...
I like it when mud flat freezes solid. Hundreds of tiny little triangular duck footprints have created a very grippy surface. I always slip on the mud and then sometimes i won't be able to get back up again because my hands slip too, so i roll downhill sideways and in the end look like the mud-monster, here's an actual picture of me trying to escape the duck-yard after a heavy shower:

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

@shawluvsbirds I love the cheeky looking dux in your avatar-picture!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Btw: This morning the ground here in Big Chimney was covered with white fungus, trapping the dux on their pond. They told me they don't want to risk contracting foot fungus and i should get my boots on and bring them food!
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Of course my answer was duck you!
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About an hour later they started to disassemble my house, using their voices like the trumpets of Jericho...

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I discovered a new, slightly cheaper replacement for cat-food: Catfish-Feed!

A 40lbs bag of that stuff costs $20 at Rural Queen, whereas a 40lbs bag of their cat-feed costs $25. That stuff looks like black'ish pellets:

Today my phone-camera is tinting everything red, must be that fungus outside.
And guess what, the catfish-feed contains at least 32% protein and lot's of Niacin, it looks like it is made for duck-fish.
Here's the label from that bag:

Isn't somebody collecting statistics about feed? @casportpony ?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Forgot to mention: At first the dux looked at me with that »wanna poison us mista?« look, but then the first ones tried it and absolutely liked it. Now the cat-food is the new "poison".

 

[Miss Lydia]

Forgot to mention: At first the dux looked at me with that »wanna poison us mista?« look, but then the first ones tried it and absolutely liked it. Now the cat-food is the new "poison".

Let’s just hope they don’t start growing whiskers like catfish have.

 

[Luv Ducks]

There is a thing called crampons - that even has made it into the Wokepedia...
I like it when mud flat freezes solid. Hundreds of tiny little triangular duck footprints have created a very grippy surface. I always slip on the mud and then sometimes i won't be able to get back up again because my hands slip too, so i roll downhill sideways and in the end look like the mud-monster, here's an actual picture of me trying to escape the duck-yard after a heavy shower:

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Oh my Gosh Frank, no wonder your ducks don't want to leave the pond, you scare them to Death!!!! lol

 

[Supercow]

Cobalt sulfate?? What, why...

 

[Luv Ducks]

I discovered a new, slightly cheaper replacement for cat-food: Catfish-Feed!

A 40lbs bag of that stuff costs $20 at Rural Queen, whereas a 40lbs bag of their cat-feed costs $25. That stuff looks like black'ish pellets:

Today my phone-camera is tinting everything red, must be that fungus outside.
And guess what, the catfish-feed contains at least 32% protein and lot's of Niacin, it looks like it is made for duck-fish.
Here's the label from that bag:

Isn't somebody collecting statistics about feed? @casportpony ?

Funny Frank that you have Rural Queen there and we have Rural King here or are you being funny. Our Rural King sells ducklings and chicks almost year round unless it is near the Holidays and no one will be in the store to care for them. Does yours?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Let’s just hope they don’t start growing whiskers like catfish have.

Well, they haven't started to purr even after years and years of being fed cat-food...