You know when you have been trained when...

[suburbanduckmom]

you feed the ducks dinner and dessert (peas) before you even think about what you are going to cook for the people.

you make a mud puddle before using the hose to water the garden.

your duck sitting directions are longer than the rest of directions for the house sitter.

I may not be able to train the ducks but they sure have trained me.

 

[Wifezilla]

 

[PlumTuckered]

LOL! Sounds like life at my house too

Michelle

 

[bock]

That is FUNNY!

 

[nettie]

I know what you mean! lol! I do the following-

Feed the ducks better food than I do myself... Make them shrimp and rice and greens, and I go eat a pop tart...lol
then I hold off on a shower or washing clothes so the ducks have enough lukewarm water for a bath/swim.
When I am running late to go somewhere, I stop by them say hello and give them their treats (unsweetened rice puff cereal in their waterer).

Funny how $4 animals can come in and get treated like kings huh?

If you haven't already, I highly recommend you read, "Enslaved by ducks" by bob tarte. lol

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Rowena is the big mouth of the bunch here on the farm. If it is fresh water time, snack time, feeding time or so hot she feels the need for a cool shower from the sprinkler she belts out a lot of noise.
Rotten girl! She is only 4 months old and already has me wrapped around her cute little ducky foot. The other 14 are probably going to take lessons from her. Ugh!

 

[MagsC]

 

[Hattiegun]

dI am soooo glad Im not the only ummm crazy (the word everyone calls me) duck lover ...

I absolutely HATE to get groc and will hold off as long as possible.. BUT,,, Lord forbid if Im out
of one of my duck treats..tomatoes, lettuce, corn , peas... Ill make a special trip to the store.
I always go to the tanning bed before summer --Not been there... Ive been getting my nails done
for several years.... Right now , NO nails... dont wanna take the time I can spend with my ducks.
Ugggghhhhhhhhhh..... I dooo hate that I worry about them so much tho... They are ducks after all.

 

[deanna&rich]

Hahahaha, us too.... we love "pea-time" when we bond with the babies by teaching them to eat out of our hands... we've decided to just get used to getting up at 5 in the morning all summer because momma duck quacks so loud to get outside and get her morning slugs...

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Slugs, huh? I have been letting the chickens have them...I guess I will have to start sharing what I find with the ducks, too!
Ah, geez! I am warped!