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t1_ish4y2d wrote

My chickens hate getting sprayed but my dog loves it,jumps after the water and tries to bite it.

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OP t1_ish55jm wrote

Chickens aren't fans of water and neither is my dog, but the ducks sure love it!

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t1_ish6udw wrote

I don't spray them on purpose,sometimes when I'm cleaning some water comes their way.

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t1_isha9jf wrote

Hello fellow Washingtonian duckkeeper! My ducks run away from the hose but they sure love their pool

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OP t1_ishcida wrote

As soon as they hear the spray they come running out of the shelter and stands under it for a bit before frantically digging in the mudšŸ˜€

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t1_ishdoh5 wrote

Mine definitely come running when they hear running water, they just stay out of the line of fire until itā€™s mud pit time

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OP t1_ishe5qs wrote

Silly birds. I love them.

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t1_ishe9f8 wrote

Me too! I found out Iā€™m violently allergic to duck eggs after getting them, but I still want to get more!

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OP t1_isheiu3 wrote

Oh gosh! Ours are still too young to lay, probably Spring. I sure hope we're not allergic. We'll keep them and love them anyway.

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t1_ishet71 wrote

I donā€™t think itā€™s an especially common allergy. Some people who canā€™t tolerate chicken eggs are fine with duck. Chicken eggs bother me too but not as much. Duck eggs have a lot going for them, and they have significantly more omega-3 without supplementing feed. I hope I didnā€™t worry you! I just thought it was kind of funny how it worked out for me

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OP t1_ishfswd wrote

It's good info. We are new to ducks so I'm constantly researching and talking to more experienced people.

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t1_ishg5he wrote

Well, Iā€™ve only had mine since May 2021 so I barely qualify as more experienced. But Iā€™m always happy to talk duck.

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OP t1_ishl9r4 wrote

It is a great learning experience. We're working on turning onee property into a little hobby farm and I think ducks are the perfect beginner animal.

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t1_ishorb4 wrote

ā€œThe smoke didnā€™t get them.ā€ ā€œWaterboard them.ā€

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OP t1_ishp0j3 wrote

They are tough nuts to quack. This might call for desperate measures...

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