Llanfair, do you realize how fast ducks multiply and how big a mess they make? We started with one female on our pond here in the city limits...well she laid eggs...and my husband thought it was so cute to watch her...elderly friends of ours thought my husband (the veterinarian) was totally mad thinking the eggs would hatch when there wasn't a male duck in site...well, in just a few years we had 23 ducks and the dock was covered with poop everyday. It sure was fun to watch them though, especially when Mama Duck decided to give swimming/preening lessons or wean selected babies by ostracizing them. We eventually had a "duck catching," and they went to other homes. That was funny too, because they can spin when you grab them. Mama (Grandma) Duck was the smartest and last to get caught.Mary