Hmmm, Shall I have ducks??

Patrick babies already have the white shirt on. They just need the bow tie!

It does illustrate the garden 'issues' though 

More mud than grass in that shot.

Rob

Thanks everyone for the wonderful replys. Those pics are just great. Well me being me, i would love a duck to be one that i could fuss aswell as get some eggs from! So perhaps alyesburys or appleyards or a mix of each. i just love to fuss animals. I am EVEN more convinced to have ducks seeing "patrick pond" Is he the roger moore of the duck world. lol. I've given up on the garden rob so what the hell. Erm, regarding the pond, its no problem, but being a fixed pond - can you use a filter / fountain for it to keep it clean & circulated? like what you'd use for pond fish. we've got that kind of set up. If not i'll put a hose in it & drain it / refill manually.

Thankyou deano for the link to the place at clent. I'll make some enq. there as not too far away.

hmm decisions ??

I noticed the eggs too joyfull. tempting isn;t it ? 

I would go for the emptying/refillign option. They not only leave a fair bit of poo in the pond, but also pick up soil and sift it in the water, leaving a fine silt behind. Any clean water quickly turns cloudy. They also like to 'dabble' in the bottom mud that forms but in a small pond it can encourage some nasty algae, especially in the sun, so important to keep clean.

Rob

I'm with Sarah on this what's a cuddly duck? The nearest I get to a cuddle is when I've got Zorro in my arms .  My 2 little ones were a week old when we had them we cuddled them and played with them but I can't get near them now....
That's just ducks though!!!   I find they are more entertaining than chickens is that why I've got 6, another 2 on the way and I saw the most gorgeous one yesterday    My garden isn't too bad at the moment only have to mow the lawn once a fortnight having said that the * have eaten my sweet peas

Have ducks you wont regret it.....

we have a pump in the pond to recirc the water and it has a side outlet on it so about once a month I attach a  hose and empty out about three quarters and then refill. Twice a year I fully empty and clean out and refill - mucky water and sludge goes on nearest veg patch but never on salads etc as they dont get cooked so could be dodgy health wise. Ducks just love teh pond though.
Problem is in winter when mix of leaves and feathers blocks pump occasionally.
R