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Can you please take a photo of them in a line from dark to light?

It’s a very 2020 colour appropriate selection.

It's like your duck printer is running out of ink.

Simon wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:19 pm It's like your duck printer is running out of ink.

Daft question, but what do you do with them? Just watch them quack?

With sharpened bills they will make awesome guard-ducks.

Can you call one "ya wee bastard!"

How deep does the coop go down to the floor?
Just thinking about foxes..

Everything is sitting on the patio at the moment - which it won’t be long-term.

They are in a plastic coop during the night which is inside a 2x3m cage - and the wire outer goes to 5-10mm from the ground.

Get them out of the coop during the day.

Long term will get to “free range” in a larger area, but probably only when we are around. We get pine martens in the garden occasionally .... risk.

Nice of you to let them use the house bath.

Rich B wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:56 pm Daft question, but what do you do with them? Just watch them quack?

Should make for a tasy Xmas dinner though

ETA: I've just remembered going to a country show and watching some bloke herd Indian Runners with his sheepdog - it was quite amusing actually and the youngster loved it.

Swervin_Mervin wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 11:35 pm

Rich B wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:56 pm Daft question, but what do you do with them? Just watch them quack?

Should make for a tasy Xmas dinner though

I was thinking the same based on @mik's recent post in the DYELK thread. Coincidence?

Very cool!

We've had thought about getting some chickens, maybe that's one for the Spring.

Ascender wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:12 am Very cool!

We've had thought about getting some chickens, maybe that's one for the Spring.

You're no spring chicken, though.

Rich B wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:56 pm Daft question, but what do you do with them? Just watch them quack?

What do you do with any pet? At least ducks lay eggs which taste good.

Jobbo wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:10 am

Rich B wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:56 pm Daft question, but what do you do with them? Just watch them quack?

What do you do with any pet? At least ducks lay eggs which taste good.

play catch, stroke them, teach them tricks, etc...

Rich B wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:14 am

Jobbo wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:10 am

Rich B wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:56 pm Daft question, but what do you do with them? Just watch them quack?

What do you do with any pet? At least ducks lay eggs which taste good.

play catch, stroke them, teach them tricks, etc...

They may be very talented ducks

Rich B wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:14 am

Jobbo wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:10 am

Rich B wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:56 pm Daft question, but what do you do with them? Just watch them quack?

What do you do with any pet? At least ducks lay eggs which taste good.

play catch, stroke them, teach them tricks, etc...

We have 2 dogs.

I wasn’t fussed about ducks - they are Mrs mik’s interest. Yeah we will get eggs for a few seasons. When you build trust ducks will come to you and follow you about and you can pat their heads and feed them peas and quack quack quack quaaaack QUAACK quack.

Rich B wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 5:56 pm Just watch them quack?

That reminded me of this. “Now you can see what it feels like...” (approx 3mins in)

Beany wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:27 am

Ascender wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 9:12 am Very cool!

We've had thought about getting some chickens, maybe that's one for the Spring.

You're no spring chicken, though.

Well done

Duck eggs are the most amazing colour and taste though, we have someone keeping us in a supply of them at the moment.