I've wondered about the soapberry nuts. I found a link, suggesting we could grow the western soapberry here, if our soil drains well enough:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/soapberry/soapberry-tree-growing.htm
What do you think? I'm tempted to try it.
I remember when I had my ducks, I had a large mixing tub for their "baths". the ducks each got in one at a time to mate with the drake. Finally one day the youngest (daughter of one of the adults) signaled that she was "ready" by getting into the tub. Does jasper hold the ducks' head under water?
I wonder if the resistance is an "artifact" or throwback to their being so much like the native jungle fowl--small size, etc, before we bred for size and egg-laying productivity?