[babe]

how are the girlies settling in back home??

and thank you for my pressie, you shouldnt have. didnt see it till later

and yes, you are one of the nutty ones  

[mumsy]

They are playing in the rain. Am keeping an eye on Rosie, hopefully she'll pick up in the next few days.  Thought I was one of the nutty ones

[Kate and her Ducks]

Can we PLEASE get back  to the forum of a week ago, the one that I joined because it was fun and intresting, the one I joined and found friends.

We are all different & do different things. We don't hurt anyone or anything, if we were all the same it would be very boring

I have to entirely agree with Vember. I joined this site as it is fun, friendly and a great source of not only advice but support that is invaluable for us newbies. I agree that all opinions are valuable and debate and disagreement is important in learning new ideas and challenging our views and preconceptions however I am suprised that the author seemed defensive at the strength of feeling in the responses to a fairly provocative thread given the general tone of this forum. I love my ducks, they add a great deal to my life in terms of joy, relaxation and eggs! Curiously it is only my friends who refer to them as my babies. I am attached to them as they bring me pleasure just watching them and am really enjoying the virtual company of likeminded people. I chose not to join the poultry site that banned chat and frivolity but there is a site out there for everyone.      

[Aunt Sally]

I think this topic has now reached its natural end so I have locked it again.

I think the feelings of the members have been stated clearly by both sides of the discussion.