Hiya! Your ducks don't hate you, they are just scared/skitterish. Most ducks don't like to be picked up. One thing I have found is if you grab them by the sides of their body and lift them up and turn you hands so their back is resting on your palms and their feet are facing up, they become...
Hiya! Sounds like you have Rouens, if you compare them to Mallards they are alot bigger. Most ducks are good layers, but only some are good setters. Out of my 6 females only 2 are good setters.
Rick
Hiya! Rouens can fly a few feet off the ground for about 10 to 30 feet depending on how much of a running start they can get. Your fence should be 4 to six feet high, as you can see 2 feet can be cleared.
Rick:cool: