(Solved) ALERT! ALERT!

FluffTheDuck

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Nov 26, 2018
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Hi! So uh, I have bleeding feet from my male duck. It's out of control. Every day I get about 5-10 bleeding pinches from that mean duck. He's nice overall- it's when I'm barefoot is the problem. Oh, and, if I'm not barefoot, he gets my hands. Please help. He chases me around the backyard. I've tried chasing, kicking, pushing, running, jumping, stomping, pushing him down to the ground (which leads to me getting bit on the forearm) throwing him (into the pool) and hang from a tree (but somehow, he gets the bottom of my feet).
HELP
 
Classic Duck a l'Orange
Thanks to: https://emerils.com/122798/classic-duck-lorange
Ingredients

  • 2 cup freshly squeezed orange juice, about 6 oranges
  • One 5-pound Pekin duck, cleaned, with innards, wing tips and excess fat removed
  • Zest of 2 oranges
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Peychaud Bitters
  • 2 cups duck or chicken stock
  • 1 cup Grand Marnier liqueur
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons cold water
Directions
  • Preheat oven to 500º F.

  • Roughly chop the orange rinds after juicing and place in the cleaned duck cavity. Place the stuffed duck on a baking rack inside a roasting pan with 1/2-inch of water. Bake until skin turns golden brown and lightly crisped, about 30 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350º F and continue cooking until duck reaches an internal temperature of 170ºF about 1 1/2 hours.

  • In a medium heavy saucepan combine the orange juice, zest and sugar over medium high heat and reduce nearly 3/4 in volume, about 3/4 cup. Add Peychaud Bitters to orange juice gastrique and set aside. Place duck stock in a clean saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Add hot stock to reduced orange gastrique and continue to simmer over medium low heat for 10 minutes to make sauce.

  • Remove duck and the rack from the roasting pan and discard drippings from the bottom of pan. Return duck to roasting pan and set over 2 burners over medium high heat. Add Grand Marnier to the pan and cook off the alcohol, scraping the pan continuously with a large wooden spoon. Add the orange sauce to the roasting pan along with the slurry and cook 1 to 2 minutes until thickened. Brush the duck with the sauce, then remove duck from the pan and discard orange rinds in cavity. Place the duck on a serving platter and let sit 10 minutes before carving. Add the pan sauce to a gravy boat and serve with the carved duck.
 
I wouldn't be going out near an animal you know is going to be aggressive in bare foot/open toed shoes. So that right there will fix the foot biting issue. But onto his behavior now. How old is this drake? I've personally never had a drake be that aggressive with me before. Though what I would do is what I do to my gander when he gets a little fiesty in the Spring; hold his beak shut (being careful not to cover his nostrils), pin him down to the ground till he stops resisting, and cover his eyes while doing so. If he starts biting again, then repeat. Repeat as many times as you have to.
It may take a few tries for him to get the message, but that's what works for me. It's also important to not show fear at all. They know when you're nervous/afraid/etc, and that adds to their behavior. You need to be the boss duck! Don't let him push you around like that.

Alternatively, as Latestarter suggested, you could cook the little bugger! :lau
 
If you're not willing to prossess him I would try holding him down. I've only done this with roosters, but it does work for them. When he becomes aggressive towards you, grab him put your hand on his back, press him down to the ground and hold him there. You might have to grab his neck too. Do this every time he does something that could be considered aggressive.

He should learn that your a bigger more aggressive drake and eventually avoid you at all costs.
 
I wouldn't be going out near an animal you know is going to be aggressive in bare foot/open toed shoes. So that right there will fix the foot biting issue. But onto his behavior now. How old is this drake? I've personally never had a drake be that aggressive with me before. Though what I would do is what I do to my gander when he gets a little fiesty in the Spring; hold his beak shut (being careful not to cover his nostrils), pin him down to the ground till he stops resisting, and cover his eyes while doing so. If he starts biting again, then repeat. Repeat as many times as you have to.
It may take a few tries for him to get the message, but that's what works for me. It's also important to not show fear at all. They know when you're nervous/afraid/etc, and that adds to their behavior. You need to be the boss duck! Don't let him push you around like that.

Alternatively, as Latestarter suggested, you could cook the little bugger! :lau

Sounds like the OP is doing a great job becoming the “boss duck”
Hanging him from a tree/ throwing him in a pool, jumping,kicking,stomping and running over him.
 
If you're not willing to prossess him I would try holding him down. I've only done this with roosters, but it does work for them. When he becomes aggressive towards you, grab him put your hand on his back, press him down to the ground and hold him there. You might have to grab his neck too. Do this every time he does something that could be considered aggressive.

He should learn that your a bigger more aggressive drake and eventually avoid you at all costs.
okay. But I've tried this for 5 months and it hasn't worked. How long will it take?
 

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