Are ducks that bad? I've never met a goose that wasn't a douche, but ducks and I get along pretty well on most days.
ducks are filthy.
we used to have only chickens before the wife decided she wanted ducks.
chickens kept their water bowl pristine and sparkling, and their feed stayed in the bowl.
once we put two ducks in the mix, the water doesn't last more than a minute before it is filthy from the ducks and the food gets scattered about everywhere.
plus, male ducks are notorious rapists. we hatched ducks from egg and got three drakes our first time around, we had to get rid of them as soon as they became mature because the chickens were in a constant rape prevention mode.
our current ducks, sally and matilda, are cute as all hell and smart, but they are filthy creatures. they have learned how to use the ladder to the chicken coop and now sleep up there at night instead of their duck coop. the result is that i have to change out the hay every few days because unlike chickens, they poop where they sleep. i have to rake it out almost daily if i don't change it entirely.
the other day, our neighbor who usually feeds them treats at 4pm was sick and couldn't go out to give them their treats. so the fucking duck goes through the fence, across her yard, up her back steps, and knocked on the glass door with her beak.
ducks are simply fucking assholes.
