judith
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Hey Lottie!Guess what? 
What a star.
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Penny
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Look Mary-Jane!!!!! 
They're beautiful Judith, what a clever girl!
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Nick
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Mmmm, bite size! Fire up the barbie.
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Frewen Feltmaker
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Awww look at the babies 
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Mary-Jane
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| Penny wrote: | | Look Mary-Jane!!!!! |
Awww...they're so sweet. I want some...pleeeeeease darling. The pigs are going on Wednesday so it's an ideal time to start with ducks n'est pas?
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Nick
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Um. Curtain poles are arriving on Thursday. You may have already extended your credit to an area where it may become uncomfortable to extend further.
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judith
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | The pigs are going on Wednesday so it's an ideal time to start with ducks n'est pas? |
Weeeeellll. I do have four more that are a lot bigger than that .....
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Penny
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Curtains, you're getting curtains 
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Mary-Jane
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| Nick wrote: | | Um. Curtain poles are arriving on Thursday. You may have already extended your credit to an area where it may become uncomfortable to extend further. |
| Penny wrote: | | Curtains, you're getting curtains |
No - don't be silly. My mother just gave Nick a ton of stuff to 'look after' for us, including a billion curtain poles...  Nick has rather selfishly decided that he wants the space back in his garage and is in our neck of the woods on Thursday. 
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Mary-Jane
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| judith wrote: | | Mary-Jane wrote: | | The pigs are going on Wednesday so it's an ideal time to start with ducks n'est pas? |
Weeeeellll. I do have four more that are a lot bigger than that ..... |
Really?
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Nick
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | Nick wrote: | | Um. Curtain poles are arriving on Thursday. You may have already extended your credit to an area where it may become uncomfortable to extend further. |
| Penny wrote: | | Curtains, you're getting curtains |
No - don't be silly. My mother just gave Nick a ton of stuff to 'look after' for us, including a billion curtain poles... Nick has rather selfishly decided that he wants the space back in his garage and is in our neck of the woods on Thursday. |
I'd be delighted to eBay it all and hand you the proceeds, if you'd rather?
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Fee
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You know what I'm going to say, don't you...
Ahhhhhhhh
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wellington womble
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Do you want to get rid of any? I could really do with some curtain poles. Or are you waiting for the day when you can put them up yourselves (I'm waiting, and waiting, and waiting for mine!)
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lettucewoman
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aaaaaahhhhh
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judith
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | judith wrote: | | Mary-Jane wrote: | | The pigs are going on Wednesday so it's an ideal time to start with ducks n'est pas? |
Weeeeellll. I do have four more that are a lot bigger than that ..... |
Really? |
Indeedy I do. Just like these, in fact.
Oddly enough, I also happen to have lots of curtains that fit none of the windows in my house....
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Barefoot Andrew
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| Fee wrote: | You know what I'm going to say, don't you...
Ahhhhhhhh |
Aren't they cute?
Although I can't help thinking of words like "sauce" and "orange"
A.
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Mary-Jane
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Ooooh - what sort are they? Are they egg-laying girlies?
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Northern_Lad
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Look more like table-birds to me, but I've been told I'm not allowed to bring ducks home with me. 
Leave them long enough and I'm fairly certain they'd lay something. Eventually.
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judith
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They are muscovies too. Still not entirely sure about the sexes, although the one at the front looks like a chap and the white one at the back could be a girl.
I have a 'home' waiting for any males, but the females are surplus to requirements if you are interested. 
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Mary-Jane
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| judith wrote: | | ... but the females are surplus to requirements if you are interested. |
How many girls? Do they lay eggs? How much?
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Northern_Lad
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Stop teasing me. Have you considered an adopt-a-duck service?
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judith
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| Northern_Lad wrote: | | Stop teasing me. Have you considered an adopt-a-duck service? |
Is that directed at me or M-J?
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Northern_Lad
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Both?
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Mary-Jane
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| Northern_Lad wrote: | | Both? |
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judith
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | judith wrote: | | ... but the females are surplus to requirements if you are interested. |
How many girls? Do they lay eggs? How much? |
Not sure yet.
Yes, about 80-ish per year, but very prone to broodiness. Not the first choice if you only want eggs.
No idea what the going rate is.
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judith
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| Northern_Lad wrote: | | Both? |
It could be arranged, but you might have to pluck your own this time.
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Northern_Lad
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | Northern_Lad wrote: | | Both? |
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You've got more land 'n wot she as!
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Northern_Lad
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| judith wrote: | | Northern_Lad wrote: | | Both? |
It could be arranged, but you might have to pluck your own this time. |
Hmm...and these would be ready....?
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lottie
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They are lovely---I've got some babies as well at the moment---Your exchange duck is earmarked as my second drake for breeding next year---I was confused as I thought it was a duck---but it's made a beautiful drake
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judith
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| lottie wrote: | | They are lovely---I've got some babies as well at the moment---Your exchange duck is earmarked as my second drake for breeding next year---I was confused as I thought it was a duck---but it's made a beautiful drake |
Ooops. I was convinced it was a duck too. 
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judith
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| Northern_Lad wrote: | | Hmm...and these would be ready....? |
Four to six weeks, give or take.
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Northern_Lad
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| judith wrote: | | Northern_Lad wrote: | | Hmm...and these would be ready....? |
Four to six weeks, give or take. |
Hmm, would they last 'til, say, the last weekend in November?
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judith
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Could possibly do.
Then any ladies could be delivered to M-J under cloak of darkness. Gervase would never notice.
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Northern_Lad
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| judith wrote: | | Then any ladies could be delivered to M-J under cloak of darkness. |
Assuming I didn't leave it at your place again.
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Mary-Jane
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| judith wrote: | | Then any ladies could be delivered to M-J under cloak of darkness. Gervase would never notice. |
I'll pass 'em off as chickens or summat...
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Penny
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | judith wrote: | | Then any ladies could be delivered to M-J under cloak of darkness. Gervase would never notice. |
I'll pass 'em off as chickens or summat... |
He'd never notice, they don't have lime on them.
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Mary-Jane
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| Penny wrote: | | He'd never notice, they don't have lime on them. |
*Snort*
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Barefoot Andrew
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A.
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hedgewitch
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| Mary-Jane wrote: | | Nick wrote: | | Um. Curtain poles are arriving on Thursday. You may have already extended your credit to an area where it may become uncomfortable to extend further. |
| Penny wrote: | | Curtains, you're getting curtains |
No - don't be silly. My mother just gave Nick a ton of stuff to 'look after' for us, including a billion curtain poles... Nick has rather selfishly decided that he wants the space back in his garage and is in our neck of the woods on Thursday. |
He's had those curtain poles for ages Does Gervase know yet?
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