FaithManor Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I went out to check our ducks. We have a small portable run (think duck tractor instead of chicken tractor) for a mating pair of Australian Spotteds, another for a pair of Khaki Calls, and another called the bachelor pad. The bachelor pad contains a butterscotch call drake and a gray call drake. They were offered to dh for free and headed for someone's freezer so he felt sorry for them and took them off the breeders hands. They are adorable, fun little ducks, but they are just for looks as neither has a wife. So, I was adding bedding to their boxes, changing out water, and feeding everyone. Normally, the boys do this chore but since the Australian spotted female is nesting, I wanted to check her for certain and I do love the ducks. Anyway, I opened the bachelor pad house and there were eggs in a nest!!!!! WHAT????????? My brain was fluttering quite hard and I grabbed both drakes just to make sure I wasn't somehow confused and they really did have s*x feathers and were therefore both MALES! Then it dawned on me that dh, the comedian wannabe, might be involved. As it turns out, he made up the nest and put one of Francine's eggs in there the other day. The boys found it first, their brains went wonky, and since they couldn't explain the phenomenon and were certain I'd accuse them of making the nest up, they never said anything. Apparently, they've been discussing this amongst themselves for three days and wondering if they should call the vet school at MSU and ask about it! No one said a word to me. Dh is in the other room cackling. I have decided to prank him this weekend, I just have to determine what that prank will be. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I love his sense of humour! Let us know your revenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 :lol::lol: That is fantastic! I love goofy, fun people! ETA: Was it your dh who used the dog as the dustmop under the bed? Or was that someone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Sounds like something Wolf would do :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 OH my word! I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! DH has been leaving a fake, but very realistic snake about the house. NO matter how many times I jump, I still do it. Even if I saw that darn snake just 15min before, I still jump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 :lol::lol: That is fantastic! I love goofy, fun people! ETA: Was it your dh who used the dog as the dustmop under the bed? Or was that someone else? It was my dh :blink:! I ended up bathing the dog because the four males in my house apparently felt his extreme layer of dust and lint was "normal"...of course I see the dog licking himself to get clean and think..."BAD!" You know...sometimes my family is fun, and sometimes, well, these males can wear me out too! As most of you know, I HATE SNAKES WITH THE FIRE OF A THOUSAND SUNS and guess what was under my pillow last night???? Guess??? A plastic snake coiled up into a nasty knot so I'd just have to put my hand under my pillow in the dark while thinking, "What on earth?" This caused the screams of shock which the 14 year old was so desperate to hear. Of course, said 14 year old is terrified of spiders and so I grabbed a big rubber, plastic hairy spider from my stash and before he woke up this morning, snuck into his room and place it on his chest. Payback is sweet!!!!!! So, if dh ever comes on here hoping the hive will know where I'm hiding, you MAY NOT divulge that I've run off to grad school and I'm living in the dorms incognito! I have to gear up! Tomorrow we fly rockets again with pre-teens and teens. Fire, igniters, rocket fuel, ...males between the ages of 12 and 14....dh, commonly known as "Thor, the firemaster"...it's going to be quite the weekend! By the way, if the science geek 13 year old girl in your 4-H club decides to design a rocket with a water-proof payload section and send three goldfish aptly named, Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Buzz Aldren, 567 feet into the air, they will live! My life is so bizarre that I couldn't even write a book about it because know one would believe me! Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 :lol: Oh, that is GREAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 By the way, if the science geek 13 year old girl in your 4-H club decides to design a rocket with a water-proof payload section and send three goldfish aptly named, Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Buzz Aldren, 567 feet into the air, they will live! Faith That is AWESOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 :lol::lol::lol: That is just too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 It was my dh :blink:! I ended up bathing the dog because the four males in my house apparently felt his extreme layer of dust and lint was "normal"...of course I see the dog licking himself to get clean and think..."BAD!" You know...sometimes my family is fun, and sometimes, well, these males can wear me out too! As most of you know, I HATE SNAKES WITH THE FIRE OF A THOUSAND SUNS and guess what was under my pillow last night???? Guess??? A plastic snake coiled up into a nasty knot so I'd just have to put my hand under my pillow in the dark while thinking, "What on earth?" This caused the screams of shock which the 14 year old was so desperate to hear. Of course, said 14 year old is terrified of spiders and so I grabbed a big rubber, plastic hairy spider from my stash and before he woke up this morning, snuck into his room and place it on his chest. Payback is sweet!!!!!! So, if dh ever comes on here hoping the hive will know where I'm hiding, you MAY NOT divulge that I've run off to grad school and I'm living in the dorms incognito! I have to gear up! Tomorrow we fly rockets again with pre-teens and teens. Fire, igniters, rocket fuel, ...males between the ages of 12 and 14....dh, commonly known as "Thor, the firemaster"...it's going to be quite the weekend! By the way, if the science geek 13 year old girl in your 4-H club decides to design a rocket with a water-proof payload section and send three goldfish aptly named, Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Buzz Aldren, 567 feet into the air, they will live! My life is so bizarre that I couldn't even write a book about it because know one would believe me! Faith How fun! We just bought ds some rockets for his bday - he's too young to think about modifying anything quite yet, but what a great idea! When dh and I were engaged, I was living at my gparents house about 2 hours away from him. He'd drive up on Friday and we'd spend the weekends together. One night he got there very late and there was a spider in the middle of the driveway on the drivers side. He crawled out of the passenger side because it was a HUGE spider. We went out the next morning and it was still there! And plastic. :lol: That plastic spider made many appearances over the years - I think it got lost in our last move though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl in NM Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 MY Dh say YOUR Dh has a great sense of humor. That is when he could get the words out through the laughter with tears streaming down his face. Can you tell we have fowl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annlaura Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 :lol: I love your stories!!! Can't wait to hear what the payback is. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Buy some baby chicks, geese or peafowl and put them in there for him to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photo Ninja Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I would remove the egg, get a duckling and put it in the bachelor pad. And I would not say anything about it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 If I thought the bachelors would not be bothered by them, this would be an AWESOME idea! Unfortunately, I am slightly afraid that these two drakes would kill the babes. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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