hexamanderThe new garden assistants, pictured at their current owner's place.
I've been going over there, collecting eggs, and making friends by handing out dinner and treats.
The supplies to build their run should arrive within the next 10 days!
Pollinators@hexamander Congratulations on the ducks. Ducks are gardening enthusiasts.
@Pollinators Thank you!
I hear they can be really good for a garden. The high-quality fertilizer should make a big difference.
I also hear I may need to install duck discouragement around my annual plants. 
@Pollinators Ooh, and that means I gotta add a pallet composter to the build list.
My little tumbler composter will NOT keep up with the expected volume of duck bedding.
@hexamander Compost to the left. Sometime later. Compost to the right. The ducks will want to forage in the compost. #compost.
@hexamander Our experience is to put up temporary cross fencing when new plantings are small. Not that the ducks eat everything, however they can tromp on little plants. Also, the would eat the lettuce if it wasn’t fenced.
@Pollinators That's encouraging :) I have raised beds, so installing perimeter fencing on those should be a quick and easy job.
The things I grow in ground tend to be big and tough: raspberries, currants, sunchokes and sunflowers, grapes and comfrey.
I hear the latter two may be particularly appealing to ducks, but I can make some short fences for them that will still allow me to access and tend the plants.
@hexamander It is a good fencing plan. We have eleven runner ducks. The southern Minnesota yard has lots of plant varieties and they love the new comfrey leaves and the flowers and leaves of dandelions. These are the only plants they eat to the root nub. Thus their eggs and manure is full of micronutrients. #ducksofmastodon