a surprising natural pest control for edible garden estates: ducks!
Saturday, August 6th, 2011 at
5:00 am
this is a video of nova and two ducklings who came over for a visit, took a shower with her and went out in to the organic gardens to explore and look for snails and slugs to eat! so you can now see the benefits of natural predators in the garden.!!! no need for toxic chemical pesticides!
Tagged with: Control • Ducks • Edible • estates • garden • Natural • Pest • Surprising
Filed under: Pesticides In Food
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@enovalee Thanks!
they are better pest control
they do not shed feathers all over
@atwell8
they wil lay eggs starting at about 9 months old. the eggs will not hatch unless there is a male. we are vegan also but will use for the dog or give to friends, or even use as a hair treatment!!!
the ducks are nicer than chickens because
1. ducks are more affectionate (you can hold/pet them) and the will not nip like chickens have done to me in
the past
2.muscovy ducks do not have the vocal chords to quack so they are much quieter
3.the ducks eat slugs and snails
Will the muscovy ducks lay eggs? I’m a vegan, but my wife isn’t, and we’ve been talking about getting some urban chickens for our garden. Would muscovy ducks be a better alternative? What advantages do they have over chickens? Thanks.
@MrandMissConverted
i does have a distinct smell but our ducks roam free in a big yard of space so it never gets concentrated or stinky
Does duck manure have a strong odor (like chicken manure)?
@enovalee Well alot of times we don’t even know how we bless people..your videos have cheered me up and really have blessed me
Thank you!
@GospelTruth37059
thank you so much for sating such nice things about my amateur vids, i am working on making them have more valuable content, and sharing things that will help people in their lives in the future. the ducks are actually both girls but i am sure they do not really mind having boys names at all!
love, nova
@enovalee Aww yes that would be adorable
Gabriel and Donald how sweet. I love your videos there so pretty and well put together, thank you for sharing your day with us and your cute pets 
@okhomestead
i have done my dog before,,,,!
@enovalee I do like making and editing the videos. I am a web designer, so many of the tools I already know are similar to editing a video. This is also an extension of my garden. I like people seeing it and I have lots of family that want to know what is going on. Now if I could just figure out what I could take into my shower and video…
@ASFx2600
i loved it……only except that you were missing and i think seeing the gardener is all part of knowing the garden and the particular kind of way you tend to and talk about your plants is all you, john dominated it like it was his, just saying……
love,nova
@whothehellgivesadamn
glad to have you working all this out for me then!
@hollybearyhaleystar
dont be fooled, though, they can be a bit smelly!
get them a kiddy pool to swim and bathe in and change to water often and you will be good,
hope you get some soon and i can see them on a vid of yours!
aww they are so cute! I can tell you’ll be a good ducky mom! Hope to get a pair of ducks myself one day!
@enovalee I’ve been great. How have you been? Seems like you’ve been busy doings lots of new things lately! Did you like the video of my garden?
@GospelTruth37059
donald for the white one and what for the other little one?
gabriel?
Donald
@enovalee THAT’S TOO BAD…I WOULD USE THE PACKAGING SPACE TO EDUCATE, PROMOTE AND INFORM. YOU’RE OBVIOUSLY NOT MERELY SELLING DESERTS, YOU’RE SELLING A LIFESTYLE AND A SET OF VALUES, ULTIMATELY. SO IF THEY HAVE NINETY PERCENT RAW FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FROM THEIR GARDENS AND THEN HAVE DESERTS LIKE YOURS TO GO WITH IT, WHILE THEY’RE WORKING TO SAVE THE PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE WORLD, THEY WOULD BE BETTER OFF, AND COULD EARN BETTER KARMA POINTS….YOU COULD ALSO INCLUDE GOOD KARMA COUPONS.
@SleepIsMagic
haha, i would’nt know
@enovalee True! hehe
I guess my cats wouldn’t like it either ,-)
But i’m pretty sure most human males would!
@SleepIsMagic
ducks love water, not like when i take my doggie in the shower!
penny is one who for sure does not enjoy being in the shower with me!
@ASFx2600
how have you been?
@88GRENADE88
they are cute and they are even useful in the garden, unlike the chichuahuas!
@OneSproutAtaTime
i know, right, animals are amazing!