I think I once heard ducks being called the bullies of the barnyard.
Whether or not that statement is true, it seems to apply to my ducks. Goodness, they chase the chickens, the cats, and poor Maisie the dog. It's gotten to the point where Maisie doesn't like to go outside anymore, which is a problem when she needs to relieve herself. One of us has to be her bodyguard and shoo the ducks away, but several times this week, we have woken to little accidents on the living room floor (thank goodness for wood floors!). Something must be done about these bullies. Too bad a lecture wouldn't do the trick!
Cheese and Quackers seem to be innocent and sweet, but underneath those lovely white feathers are some pushy ducks! The hubs has started saying, "Never getting ducks again!" and I'm inclined to agree. I think if we were to ever get ducks again, I would make sure we had a pond and that it was sort of far from the house and away from where the chickens are. In the meantime, though, I'm not quite sure what to do with our ducks now. I plan on fencing in the chickens as soon as the ground thaws and I can put posts in the ground, so the chickens won't be terrorized by the ducks once that's done. I originally planned to fence the ducks in with the chickens, but am having second thoughts about that. I hate the idea of putting up a second fence for the ducks, I don't want my homestead to be all about little fenced-in areas, but the way things are going, I may have to. Any ideas? These ducks are really becoming a problem in keeping the peace among the animals.
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Duck soup? Duck a l'orange? Peking duck?
LOL!! We're not a big fan of duck meat. Tried it, don't care for it-- so these ducks were adopted strictly as pets.
I think it would be worth it just for the rendered duck fat! Oh, it makes so many things taste SO good!!!
Rendered duck fat? Hmm, I'll have to look that up, but I don't think these ducks will end up in a pot. Thinking of taking them to a friend's place with a large pond on their property.
Cheese and Quackers are both male Pekins. Spring is coming and they are wont for a female. Without a female duck, pretty much any small critter will do, if they can catch it and hold it down. That's just how they are. Muscovy ducks are twice as bad. Unless you go into the duck business and get some females for the boys, this won't stop. Even if you do, they may still misbehave. If it was me, I'd take them to my friend's pond. They will be much, much happier and so will you. Plus, you can always take the kids to visit them...
Kevin-- Of course! Spring! Love is in the air! That totally makes sense now! I know they can be aggressive, but didn't think they'd be this bad, especially to make a dog bigger than them afraid! Just imagining the ducks gone off to the pond makes the hubs and I both happy, so that's probably what we'll do.
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