Mamma Duck (on left) and Draco
Draco, former famous fugitive duck, and his spouse Mamma Duck have been relocated to the front yard, reports owner Terri Bell. With the ducks now housed in a raccoon-proof house, Terri said, “Each morning they are released to roam the yard searching for bugs and slugs and unruly garden plants. We’ll have to work on that last one.”
The Bells are going to resist letting them hatch ducklings for now without further modifications to the fence to prevent tiny escapees.
If you’d like to stop by Victory Lane, Terri says, “You are welcome to come by and see them. Our son has discovered that they like goldfish crackers and breakfast burritos. You’re welcome to toss them a little stale bread as you walk past. They would prefer you toss them a worm or slug, but I’m not so sure I’m comfortable with people tossing slugs into my garden! When hungry, they answer to the call of ‘Duck, duck, duck, …'”
Their house is the one with the chain-link fence, “with an all dirt yard, large trench, woodchips in the driveway, and all sorts of unfinished work.”