Shortly after letting the ducks out of their pen this morning, I noticed Meghan here with her right eye shut and the surrounding area kind of swollen. Looking more closely it's unsettling, as I can't see her eye -- just white -- when the eyelid opens. It almost looks as if the eye is gone, but...
I recently posted a thread about training ducks to respond to come when I call...
Then I started thinking: How much could you train a duck to do? I've always assumed that you can just get them to come here or go there. But what if you started them at a young age, making them sit:jumpy...
I have a group of 10 ducks that spend most of their time on a pond-lake. For their own safety, I try to keep them near the lake, as there are some woods, a road, neighbors' dogs, etc. nearby. I was thinking it would be nice if I could devise some sort of distinct call that I can give them from...