Great news!! I located the ducks!! There is a guy across the lake that has an aerator going so he can keep his dock and boat lift in. There is a large area of open water. The ducks are there with some new friends! I talked to the owner of the house, she said they had ducks there through last...
Until the ice is safe that isnt an option. I am pretty much on my own on this......if I see them again, I am at least going to try to lure them with food to a swampy area near an old outlet to a creek that doesnt freeze. At that point I will look into a possible rescue if one is around. After...
I fed them in the coop last Friday. Didnt see them at all Saturday or sunday, and in the meantime the lake in front of my house froze over. I called a friend that lives on a channel that leads to a smaller lake. She saw them Monday morning in front of her place. I took her a big bag of food...
Thanks for all the advice. They really seem to like there freedom. I put the coop together today down by the lake. I will take it day by day and keep my fingers crossed that they go to the channel. People have fed them there as well. The weather is supposed to turn very wintery here in the...
I am told that a channel across the lake does not usually freeze over completely.....I was hoping the ducks would migrate to that channel, but no luck so far. I went to a feed store and bought 3 large bags of "duck/poultry" feed and some rubber water bowls. The lake is half frozen now. The...
They are very friendly!! Everyone on the lake kind of looks after them. I hate to capture them or contain them, as this is the only life they have known. I bought a coop, food, and straw. I think I will set it down by the lake and they can use if if they want? I just dont want to draw...
Looking for some duck advise......I live on a small lake in Michigan. There are 6 domestic ducks that were bought as ducklings as pets this past spring. They have roamed the lake all summer. The people who bought them moved away. They usually hang out in some reeds at the edge of the lake a...