Ducks!

[TheSeedObsesser]

I have never had ducks, but Runners look hysterically funny, they lay well and I NEED THEM!!!!

Runners are an energetic breed with great foraging abilities that were used to weed/eat pests from beds of rice in southeast Asia. They should do a great job working for you in the garden but keep them away from short, tender plants. Runner ducks are neat looking, I prefer Muscovies. They bob their heads like a parrot and wag their tails like a dog.

 

[ninnymary]

seedO, ewwwww... But I did learn something, that their poop is liquid half of the time!

Mary

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

seedO, ewwwww... But I did learn something, that their poop is liquid half of the time!

Mary

Believe it or not, chicken poop smells worse to me. It may be because the chickens eat more prepared feed than the ducks/geese do.

If the poop is in the grass it is easy to spray away with the hose. Just don't do it when you have ducks out, that's if you want grass!

 

[Lavender2]

Believe it or not, chicken poop smells worse to me. It may be because the chickens eat more prepared feed than the ducks/geese do.

If the poop is in the grass it is easy to spray away with the hose. Just don't do it when you have ducks out, that's if you want grass!

You are really bringing back the memories of having Muskovies run the backyard. It was fun to watch them chase the frogs, and anything else that dared to move, but OH the mess! These are my ducks now ... Mallards.

 

[baymule]

Right now our grand daughter is sitting on her Papaws shoulders with a tiny Runner duck on his head. Had to get up and get a picture of that. Told her I'd give her $20 if the duck poops on his head.

 

[thistlebloom]

That was probably the easiest $20 she'll ever make!

 

[baymule]

The duck didn't co-operate. She put the duck away and now we are eating popcorn, watching the Disney channel and it is waaaaay past her bedtime, but her parents aren't here to spoil everything.

 

[thistlebloom]

She's even cuter than your duckies Bay!

 

[TheSeedObsesser]

The duck didn't cooperate?

Didn't you feed it first?

 

[ducks4you]

Never owned ducks. My chickens prefer to roost and mess underneath that. Some of their "winter stall" stays clean almost all of the time. One thing for sure, it makes for great fertilizer!