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Mrs mik wanted chickens some years back. We didn’t go for it at the time, but her inner poultry urge did not leave.

So I spent the morning and early afternoon putting a 2x3m pen together. The frame was straight forward but the mesh just came in a 30m roll and took feckin ages to cut to size and cable-tie on.

3 female ducks. 13 weeks old. 3 different varieties - raised together from chicks so they are already a wee herd. (Edit: one Indian Runner, one Khaki Campbell, one Aylesbury / Peking cross.

Spent most of the later afternoon settling them in their coop, but they came out tonight and had a good waggle around and found the steps leading upto a wee paddling pool. They were rather pleased to find this and had a good splish about. Ate a bit of food, and we put them away for the night after 30 mins or so.

No pics yet - light was fading.

Once I put a bit of chicken wire on some fencing we have, and get the dogs used to them - they’ll be able to roam a far larger section of the garden,

Names not yet finalised. Shredded, crispy and pan-fried were considered.

So here we go.

Nice, look forward to the pics!

Nice- as for names how about April may and June after the Disney characters?

Apparently they are good as pets.

A while ago somehow I went down the YouTube rabbit hole and watched a bunch of videos about ducks

How about

'with orange'
'with lemon'
and
'surprise'

for names?

Just call one of them 'goose' and have it chase you around a lot.

That would be quackers.

Fabulous. Love ducks.

Jobbo wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:13 pm Fabulous. Love ducks.

Are they like Love Cats, but less scratchy and more bitey?

@Coaster1 - we tried peas with wild ducks and swans at a nearby bit of inland water - neither were interested.

Very Ken to try again based on that video

mik wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:46 pm Very Ken

Is that what you've named one of the ducks?

Like Ken...but a more intense Ken.

I’ve decided to call one

- Captain Paranoia Votes Conservative

And another

- what colour is the boathouse at Hereford

I need to finalise it with Mrs mik, but I’m sure it will be fine.

Matty wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 12:03 am

mik wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:46 pm Very Ken

Is that what you've named one of the ducks?

Like Ken...but a more intense Ken.

? A dinner Ken.

Beany wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:28 pm

Jobbo wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:13 pm Fabulous. Love ducks.

Are they like Love Cats, but less scratchy and more bitey?

They’re like Love Eggs but less vibratey and more grown up.

When I was dating a girl in Dubai we had a pet duck called Thor, he was saved from a particularly horrible market stall apparently.

Thor was eventually released into Safa Park.

Ducks make a wonderfully relaxing background noise but shit everywhere.

RIP Miks cream carpets

Dave!

Billy, Wingy, Feathery, Ducky O'Hare?

Jobbo wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 6:40 am

Beany wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:28 pm

Jobbo wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:13 pm Fabulous. Love ducks.

Are they like Love Cats, but less scratchy and more bitey?

They’re like Love Eggs but less vibratey and more grown up.

That's a far higher quality response than I deserved, thanks

mik wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 11:46 pm @Coaster1 - we tried peas with wild ducks and swans at a nearby bit of inland water - neither were interested.

Our chickens love sweetcorn/maize, but have always turned their beaks up at peas.

mik wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 12:14 am I’ve decided to call one

- Captain Paranoia Votes Conservative

And another

- what colour is the boathouse at Hereford

I need to finalise it with Mrs mik, but I’m sure it will be fine.

Pronounced Hareford??

Edit - call the third one...

“You may take our lives... but you’ll never take... our Deep Fried produce!!!”

Couple of pics. They don’t know or trust us yet.... but have taken some food, splashed about and performed much preening...