Money doesn’t grow on trees for us, but it isn’t necessarily the driving force behind every decision, either. That’s why I posted what our total vet bills came out to, so the words “not cheap” would have more practical meaning.
Thank you very much for your wonderful response. I remember you posting a little about this incident in a different thread and some of the rationale you had for spending limited resources on a vet visit. Again, as in the other post, I fully support your decisions as right for you in your circumstances. I just knew there was more behind your story and I am glad you shared it.
Money doesn’t grow on trees for me either, but, like you, it isn’t necessarily the driving force behind every decision. I just got done building a mobile chicken coop, using mostly recycled dimensional lumber, tar paper, shingles, and hardware. The wood, windows, and hardware I did have to buy cost me over $700. It took me almost 2 weeks, about 8 hours per day average to build the coop by myself. If I included just the materials I repurposed for this chicken coop, I figure I had at least $2000+ in the project. Eggs here cost $1 per dozen, we use 1 dozen eggs per week, so my wife and I could have bought store eggs for the next 40 years. Raising chickens was never a project to save money for us, either.
I was glad to hear that your ducks were saved and are doing so much better. I'm following this thread to see what happens to the OP's injured duck. Hope that has a happy ending as well. I think it will.