Seeing people in the village raise ducks, then releasing them into the rice paddies, I found it a clever way to control pests, and the ducks' droppings also served to enrich the soil as fertilizer.
So, I too raised three ducks, the reason being only three is because there was a rule from above that you couldn't have more than three poultry, whether chickens, ducks, or geese.
However, there didn't seem to be any restrictions on fish fry, so I went to the market and bought tens of dollars worth of fry to release into my own rice paddy.
When I brought the ducks home, they were still small, and I didn't dare let them out into the rice paddy right away for fear they might eat the newly introduced fry, so I raised the ducks at home first.
