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    Advice on how to get our runaway duck back home 😭

    Yes we immediately clipped a wing of all 4 ducks, not making that mistake again! After catching her I kept her inside for the rest of the night. Later in the morning I reunited her with the other ducks. The first hour several fights broke out between her and the other ducks, our drake in...
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    Advice on how to get our runaway duck back home 😭

    Sorry for not responding sooner @Miss Lydia @Krazy Duck Lady , but this is how I managed to catch her. She had been on the same body of water for a couple of days, about a kilometer from where we live. Three times a day I went over there to see her and call for her, to see if she would approach...
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    Advice on how to get our runaway duck back home 😭

    UPDATE: WE COUGHT OUR DUCK!! 🥳🦆
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    Advice on how to get our runaway duck back home 😭

    @Yardmom @shawluvsbirds Thanks for all your replies and advice! Much much appreciated! We had their wings clipped before but I didn’t do it again after their molt. I feel stupid about that now. Herding and cornering her might be tricky. There is a pretty busy street close by and also a much...
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    Advice on how to get our runaway duck back home 😭

    That is so incredibly kind of you to offer! You are welcome to come and check it out and offer any help or advice you can, but please don’t feel obligated in any way. Is there a possibility to direct message on this forum to exchange contact information?
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    Advice on how to get our runaway duck back home 😭

    Thanks so much for your response! She is fairly close to the house, it’s about a kilometer away. I can easily walk or bike there so I check on her a couple of times a day. We did bring another call duck to her. We tried with all 3 of them (2 ducks, 1 drake). Only the drake called back to her...
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    Advice on how to get our runaway duck back home 😭

    We live in the Netherlands and we have 4 white call ducks that we raised ourselves. They get to free range during the day in our yard, a stream that runs behind it, the neighbouring gardens etc. and they are closed in their pen at night. Last Friday something presumably spooked them and two of...
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