speedqueen Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I HAVE 2 INDIAN RUNNERS AGE 5 AND A KHAKI CAMPBELL AGE 9. WHAT IS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF MY GIRLS?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Could you please not use capital letters - it is the equivalent of shouting! I'm not sure of life expectancy - perhaps someone else will be along soon.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedqueen Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 oops sorry didn't realise it was on caps!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Have you tried asking on the Practical Poultry forum? - someone on there may know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmomma Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Hi I have heard it can be between eight and sixteen years I often have the same problem with caps lock Mine sticks sometimes, so my messages can come out all over the place. I am one of those people who have to look at the keyboard when typing so can have often typed out quite a long message by the time I notice. In which case I just leave it But then it never bothers me to see messages in capitals, I don't find it hard to read or offensive, After all it's hardly gonna wake the baby is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 I don't know Duckmomma? My baby always hears me tapping away at the keyboard. Caps lock is just forum etiquette, thats all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayo Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Hi Speedqueen, I had a houseduck that hatched in my hand when I was eight, and was still around to join in my twenty-first birthday celebrations. And . . . contrary to what another thread implied, they Can be house-trained; mine always went to the kitchen door and quacked in a very pointed manner when he wanted to p--h !! And . . . you only had to mention the car and he was outside standing by it waiting for a ride. Way too fat to fly, he got a similar kick by standing on the back seat with his wings outstretched in the draft from the open windows. Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckmomma Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Hi Mayo Did you actually house train your duck or was it just naturally a clean duck? Some ducks don't seem to pooh in their beds yet others will do it wherever whenever Apparently they don't have a sphincter so can't hold it, but I am not so sure about that, I think they can if need be but some just don't care I have heard of geese that behave like your duck. If you did train it I would love to hear how you did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
