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    Will moving mallard ducks 10 miles away from their homing pool to a lake inhabited by other mallard ducks keep them from finding the pool again?

    Animal control cannot do anything in such cases in the US unless there is a threat of life.
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    Will moving mallard ducks 10 miles away from their homing pool to a lake inhabited by other mallard ducks keep them from finding the pool again?

    I tried motion activated lights, aluminum foil wrapped paper balls 7 inches in diameter, as well a pool float, none of which had any effect. I am now considering enclosing them outside of the pool and feeding them regularly to allow the mother to lay eggs. Is that a viable idea for such ducks?
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    Will moving mallard ducks 10 miles away from their homing pool to a lake inhabited by other mallard ducks keep them from finding the pool again?

    A mother duck and her ducklings are away during the day but take over my pool at night and are using it as their lavatory. Apparently the mother chose it as their nesting pool and they have become attached to it. Will moving these mallard ducks 10 miles away to a lake inhabited by other mallard...
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