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RE: What makes 5 Dog Farm... 5 Dog Farm?
Haha, well, I have enjoyed snakes since childhood, and have apparently passed the love on to my kids. They each have their own, I have mine, but my husband does not want one. He likes them okay, but does not want to take care of a pet. :P
These are muscovy ducks, which are fantastic if you want meat ducks. They are quiet, unlike noisy regular ducks, and lay very large eggs, but they do poop a LOT and only lay seasonally. We kept them for a couple years, but then decided to stop raising them as they ate and pooped SO much but didnt produce as well as we had hoped. Chickens were easier for us.
Just so happens that Muscovy ducks are the ones on our list. I had heard they were good for grey water ponds (we will be recycling the grey water from our home) as they won't swim in poor quality water. This could also be bologna but I haven't pursued research on them as of yet. I appreciate the heads up on their... err... habits. Will take that into consideration and start out with just a few to see how they fit into our plans.