We have had ducks on the farm from time to time, not for
food but for, I guess, the fun. Ducks for pets and once to clean up the
snail problem we had in the pond after we had brought home some water hyacinths from
another pond; the ducks cleaned them completely out. We have some rather unusual duck stories
from the years of ducks. This year we brought home 4 ducks that were supposed
to be rouens, related to mallards but word has it that rouens are too heavy to
fly so these must be mallards. They do fly and I have to say it’s pretty cool
to be on a walk a mile away from home and see your ducks fly over your head and
they recognize you and circle around a few times before beating you home. One of the ducks is a female and she has
recently hatched 5 of her eggs. The ducklings are only 4 days old and extremely
cute. It appears we will be with ducks for a while.
