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i am looking for adult mallard ducks. in the upstate ny area.
ducks
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I have already replied to your last thread but...
not to be hateful but if you want mallards for training your dog your really looking in the wrong place. You can however go to the want to buy section of this forum and post an add, just be sure to clarify what you are going to use them for.
not to be hateful but if you want mallards for training your dog your really looking in the wrong place. You can however go to the want to buy section of this forum and post an add, just be sure to clarify what you are going to use them for.
This is your second post under the Ducks topic, as well as your second ever on BYC. So welcome to BYC! How much are you willing to spend on shipping?
Now, you are, according to your other thread, looking for dead, frozen ducks to train your dogs. I have no objection to hunting. But I can tell you it's not going to go real well here, since most of us are focused on keeping our ducks happy, healthy and alive. If I did lose one to illness, I would gladly freeze it and give it to you, but would you want your dogs training with a duck that had died of unknown cause? That could possibly make your dogs sick? Nope. I'm betting the dogs are more valuable than that.
I was trying to think of an alternative method for you, but pretty much any way you get ducks, other than by hunting, is going to carry a risk to your dogs. Not to mention, freak out a bunch of pet duck owners!
You might consider the tried and true method of training decoys instead. They are reusable, which is another strike against frozen ducks. And since you need only 4, I'd suggest you go to the local grocery store and buy ducks, should be plenty available with Easter coming up.
Probably won't be Mallards, but do the dogs really know the difference?
Now, you are, according to your other thread, looking for dead, frozen ducks to train your dogs. I have no objection to hunting. But I can tell you it's not going to go real well here, since most of us are focused on keeping our ducks happy, healthy and alive. If I did lose one to illness, I would gladly freeze it and give it to you, but would you want your dogs training with a duck that had died of unknown cause? That could possibly make your dogs sick? Nope. I'm betting the dogs are more valuable than that.
I was trying to think of an alternative method for you, but pretty much any way you get ducks, other than by hunting, is going to carry a risk to your dogs. Not to mention, freak out a bunch of pet duck owners!
You might consider the tried and true method of training decoys instead. They are reusable, which is another strike against frozen ducks. And since you need only 4, I'd suggest you go to the local grocery store and buy ducks, should be plenty available with Easter coming up.
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grrr i love my ducks and wouldnt let dogs eat or harrass them while their dead or alive!!!!!!!!!!
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11 yrs. old girl
2 jack russel terriers,2 cayuga d.'s,42 fish,a russian tortoise,and a fat old snappin turtle.......<3
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11 yrs. old girl
2 jack russel terriers,2 cayuga d.'s,42 fish,a russian tortoise,and a fat old snappin turtle.......<3
Perhaps you can ask in the meat birds section? I know you're using them for training, but you might get a better response there. Or, as others suggested, the buy, sell section on the site.
I do like the idea of using decoys and other reusable methods. Perhaps there's a duck hunting organization can help you connect with others that train their dogs for hunting. Perhaps they can tell you what they use to train their dogs.
I do like the idea of using decoys and other reusable methods. Perhaps there's a duck hunting organization can help you connect with others that train their dogs for hunting. Perhaps they can tell you what they use to train their dogs.
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