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<blockquote data-quote="BadgeBunny" data-source="post: 2574508" data-attributes="member: 1242"><p>My OCD keeps me so far ahead of the game ... <img src="/images/smilies/lookaround.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lookaroun" title="Lookaround :lookaroun" data-shortname=":lookaroun" /> </p><p></p><p>Broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, radishes, spinach ... not a whole lot of any of it ... I'm just doing a little at a time to see how it goes ... Those ducks have been a godsend, really. I haven't had to fight off a single bug of any kind this year. Last year those damned big green hornworm things at my tomato plants clear to the ground in one night. <img src="/images/smilies/grumble.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":grumble:" title="Grumble :grumble:" data-shortname=":grumble:" /></p><p></p><p>The ducks lay their eggs in the shade between the two plants ... I know EXACTLY where to find them ... lol And the "rumors" are true. Ducks will keep the bugs out of your garden without destroying your plants ... try that with a couple of chickens ... <img src="/images/smilies/nonono2.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":nono2:" title="Nonono2 :nono2:" data-shortname=":nono2:" /></p><p></p><p>I'm looking for a Pekin drake right now so I can "expand" my flock ... I'm thinking about phasing out the chickens and just having ducks ... but I'm not paying $5 apiece for ducklings ... and not know what I'm getting ... TSC has ducklings but some of them are migratory ... and if you wind up with wood ducks they need a tree to roost in ... and besides ... these Pekins are no trouble at all as long as I clean their little baby pool out every morning and evening. They are so spoilt, they will "fuss" at me if I go out in the backyard and DON'T clean it out (it's the top off a 30-gallon barrel that I use to grow potatoes in.) GC left a "edge" on it that is about 4 inches "tall" if you turn the lid upside down and set it on the ground. It's PERFECT for a little wading pool for them. Plus, when I dump the water out and leave the hose running while I fill up the rabbits' waterer -- damn, I need to get that automatic waterer up and running -- it makes a nice swampy spot for them to play around in ... they LOVE it ... Best thing is, with the heat, it dries up by the next day so I don't have to worry about smell ... or bugs ... although I think the ducks would make short work of the bugs ... <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BadgeBunny, post: 2574508, member: 1242"] My OCD keeps me so far ahead of the game ... :lookaroun Broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, radishes, spinach ... not a whole lot of any of it ... I'm just doing a little at a time to see how it goes ... Those ducks have been a godsend, really. I haven't had to fight off a single bug of any kind this year. Last year those damned big green hornworm things at my tomato plants clear to the ground in one night. :grumble: The ducks lay their eggs in the shade between the two plants ... I know EXACTLY where to find them ... lol And the "rumors" are true. Ducks will keep the bugs out of your garden without destroying your plants ... try that with a couple of chickens ... :nono2: I'm looking for a Pekin drake right now so I can "expand" my flock ... I'm thinking about phasing out the chickens and just having ducks ... but I'm not paying $5 apiece for ducklings ... and not know what I'm getting ... TSC has ducklings but some of them are migratory ... and if you wind up with wood ducks they need a tree to roost in ... and besides ... these Pekins are no trouble at all as long as I clean their little baby pool out every morning and evening. They are so spoilt, they will "fuss" at me if I go out in the backyard and DON'T clean it out (it's the top off a 30-gallon barrel that I use to grow potatoes in.) GC left a "edge" on it that is about 4 inches "tall" if you turn the lid upside down and set it on the ground. It's PERFECT for a little wading pool for them. Plus, when I dump the water out and leave the hose running while I fill up the rabbits' waterer -- damn, I need to get that automatic waterer up and running -- it makes a nice swampy spot for them to play around in ... they LOVE it ... Best thing is, with the heat, it dries up by the next day so I don't have to worry about smell ... or bugs ... although I think the ducks would make short work of the bugs ... :D [/QUOTE]
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