Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[orrpeople]

Raining this morning.
Adult children are off school this week.
Overseas kid sent text in all caps that he never wants to come back to U.S., and concluded w jk. Unhuh, right.
I have one more English class before break. None of the kids will be there, so I will grade essays. Joy. Darn, I hope they get better - or I'm hanging up my white board marker.

So I'm going to do what I should have done last week.... ask for my pond friends' guidance. I took those ducks on a trade, on a total whim. I should have known better, should have taken the money, subtracted the chickens and been richer for it. I didn't do my research, nor did I ask anyone's advice (well, sorta Ravyn, but we know she can't be impartial about ducks, so no blame there!! hahaha)

I made the false assumption that these ducks would be at least partially somewhat tame. Wrong I was. I've now done more reading, and even the place where I assume she acquired the birds from, sells them to be released onto open waters, if you don't have an aviary. So I do feel comfortable that the birds will survive for some time. They might even hang around my area.

So.... I guess I kinda have 4 basic options:
1-Release the other 2 (female woodie, probable male teal) in hopes that they find their friends, or go on to make other friends?
2-Or do I try to acquire more?
3-Or just keep these 2 and try my luck at "semi-taming" them?
4-I could also try taking them to my farm pond and releasing them there.

I don't *want* to clip wings or pinion them.

I would keep the remaining ones to try to figure them out for a while. You might fall in love and want more, or you might say, "Meh. Not for me." Then you could take them out to the farm. Gotta love how a bird crisis can turn us into top notch researchers!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

So I'm going to do what I should have done last week.... ask for my pond friends' guidance. I took those ducks on a trade, on a total whim. I should have known better, should have taken the money, subtracted the chickens and been richer for it. I didn't do my research, nor did I ask anyone's advice (well, sorta Ravyn, but we know she can't be impartial about ducks, so no blame there!! hahaha)

I made the false assumption that these ducks would be at least partially somewhat tame. Wrong I was. I've now done more reading, and even the place where I assume she acquired the birds from, sells them to be released onto open waters, if you don't have an aviary. So I do feel comfortable that the birds will survive for some time. They might even hang around my area.

So.... I guess I kinda have 4 basic options:
1-Release the other 2 (female woodie, probable male teal) in hopes that they find their friends, or go on to make other friends?
2-Or do I try to acquire more?
3-Or just keep these 2 and try my luck at "semi-taming" them?
4-I could also try taking them to my farm pond and releasing them there.

I don't *want* to clip wings or pinion them.

All sound like reasonable options to me...I know that's not helpful, I know nothing about ducks except what I've learned with the calls and that ain't much at this point. But I'm pulling for whatever you decide is best for them and you...

 

[Debs Flock]

So I'm going to do what I should have done last week.... ask for my pond friends' guidance. I took those ducks on a trade, on a total whim. I should have known better, should have taken the money, subtracted the chickens and been richer for it. I didn't do my research, nor did I ask anyone's advice (well, sorta Ravyn, but we know she can't be impartial about ducks, so no blame there!! hahaha)

I made the false assumption that these ducks would be at least partially somewhat tame. Wrong I was. I've now done more reading, and even the place where I assume she acquired the birds from, sells them to be released onto open waters, if you don't have an aviary. So I do feel comfortable that the birds will survive for some time. They might even hang around my area.

So.... I guess I kinda have 4 basic options:
1-Release the other 2 (female woodie, probable male teal) in hopes that they find their friends, or go on to make other friends?
2-Or do I try to acquire more?
3-Or just keep these 2 and try my luck at "semi-taming" them?
4-I could also try taking them to my farm pond and releasing them there.

I don't *want* to clip wings or pinion them.

Me I'd just keep those 2 and see how it goes.

Good day Pond dwellers.

I'm in store for a quiet 3 days of work & then a long weekend. Happy times!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Me I'd just keep those 2 and see how it goes.

Good day Pond dwellers.

I'm in store for a quiet 3 days of work & then a long weekend. Happy times!

Short quiet work wk and a long weekend!

 

[Pork Pie]

So I'm going to do what I should have done last week.... ask for my pond friends' guidance. I took those ducks on a trade, on a total whim. I should have known better, should have taken the money, subtracted the chickens and been richer for it. I didn't do my research, nor did I ask anyone's advice (well, sorta Ravyn, but we know she can't be impartial about ducks, so no blame there!! hahaha)

I made the false assumption that these ducks would be at least partially somewhat tame. Wrong I was. I've now done more reading, and even the place where I assume she acquired the birds from, sells them to be released onto open waters, if you don't have an aviary. So I do feel comfortable that the birds will survive for some time. They might even hang around my area.

So.... I guess I kinda have 4 basic options:
1-Release the other 2 (female woodie, probable male teal) in hopes that they find their friends, or go on to make other friends?
2-Or do I try to acquire more?
3-Or just keep these 2 and try my luck at "semi-taming" them?
4-I could also try taking them to my farm pond and releasing them there.

I don't *want* to clip wings or pinion them.

I guess it depends how much ya want to try yer hand with the breed

Option 3 sounds the best option if ya want to gain more experience with ‘em

 

[WVduckchick]

Raining this morning.
Adult children are off school this week.
Overseas kid sent text in all caps that he never wants to come back to U.S., and concluded w jk. Unhuh, right.
I have one more English class before break. None of the kids will be there, so I will grade essays. Joy. Darn, I hope they get better - or I'm hanging up my white board marker.

I would keep the remaining ones to try to figure them out for a while. You might fall in love and want more, or you might say, "Meh. Not for me." Then you could take them out to the farm. Gotta love how a bird crisis can turn us into top notch researchers!

Is he trying to give you a heart attack?? lol
Hope the grading goes easily. C'mon kids, write well!

Thanks for the input. That's kinda how I was leaning. Also not planning to do anything special yet, (like invest a fortune into an unneeded aviary!) And that last line is always the way it goes right? Crises make us figure things out, after the fact. Maybe that's why Live comes before Learn? Live and learn....

All sound like reasonable options to me...I know that's not helpful, I know nothing about ducks except what I've learned with the calls and that ain't much at this point. But I'm pulling for whatever you decide is best for them and you...

Yer no help!

Teasing of course, you always make me smile, even thru my tears. That's more than any help I could ask for.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Is he trying to give you a heart attack?? lol
Hope the grading goes easily. C'mon kids, write well!

Thanks for the input. That's kinda how I was leaning. Also not planning to do anything special yet, (like invest a fortune into an unneeded aviary!) And that last line is always the way it goes right? Crises make us figure things out, after the fact. Maybe that's why Live comes before Learn? Live and learn....



Yer no help!

Teasing of course, you always make me smile, even thru my tears. That's more than any help I could ask for.

It's all I got, but it's what I got!
I knew you'd pick up and carry on quickly...You don't strike me as a throw in the towel when things go awry kinda gal!

 

[Pork Pie]

It's all I got, but it's what I got!

That’s what I usually say, but the crying that ensues is laughter-related

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

That’s what I usually say, but the crying that ensues is laughter-related

 

[Pork Pie]

Seems I escaped a poppet line