Crazy dog lady turns crazy duck lady :-)

[dotporter]

Hello, we don't have our ducks yet, but are planning on getting 10 call ducks for dog herding.

You can't tell me that I am the ONLY person who read that and got the mental image of 10 little call ducks happily herding a flock of dogs??

Welcome to BYC.

 

[drumstick diva]

Crazy people yes but, in a good way

 

[toprott]

Welcome to Backyard chickens. I'm guessing you have a TOP winning Rott. Always great to meet another dog professional. We have so very many on BYC. I used to breed & show Cockers many years ago. Lots of handlers, breeders, judges, field trialers, agility, obedience, search and Rescue, and on and on.

My theory is- someone who appreciates top quality in dogs, would expect the same of their chickens.

Thank you! You're right ;-) We owned the #1 Rottweiler in 1999 (when we routinely haad entries of 100+ at a regular all breed show). We bred the #1 Rottweiler in 2002/2003. Our first male was also the top producer in 2001.

Here seems to be the problem with being a dog person...I'm going a little nuts trying to get the perfect set up for the ducks. I have now realized that my runs are surrounded by honeysuckle, which seems to be toxic. My project just became infinitely more difficult. Pulling out the super heavy Priefert runs, re-wiring the ground, moving/getting new pea gravel....let's not even talk about the top....well, you get the picture! I had no idea that "chicken wire" was not recommended until I got on this site. I think the ducks may end up living in the house, lol. Just don't tell my poor husband :-0

 

[toprott]

You can't tell me that I am the ONLY person who read that and got the mental image of 10 little call ducks happily herding a flock of dogs??

Welcome to BYC.

OMG, hilarious!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Many of us are both dog and poultry people.

 

[toprott]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.
I'm not a duck expert but wouldn't runner ducks be better for herding than call ducks?
The peeps over in the Ducks forum, certainly can answer that question. Here's a link to the forum;
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/ducks.42/

Thanks for joining us!

Hi Sean, I also thought that about the Runners vs calls. But turns out the Runners, well, run
The breeder I am getting the ducks from has developed her own "line" of calls. They are very quiet (temperament, that is), stay together well and don't want to run away, try to fly or flap excessively at the dogs and will do really well here in Illinois with our weather. She has over a hundred of them and supplies the dog trials across the country with her ducks. She really is the "duck lady"- Joyce Norris.

Thanks for the welcome

 

[HuffleClaw]

Welcome to BYC! You should totally post pics when you get them!!

 

[007Sean]

Hi Sean, I also thought that about the Runners vs calls. But turns out the Runners, well, run
The breeder I am getting the ducks from has developed her own "line" of calls. They are very quiet (temperament, that is), stay together well and don't want to run away, try to fly or flap excessively at the dogs and will do really well here in Illinois with our weather. She has over a hundred of them and supplies the dog trials across the country with her ducks. She really is the "duck lady"- Joyce Norris.

Thanks for the welcome

Thanks for educating me!
A long time ago I had calls. They provided many hours of happily studying their behavior. They had a 25 acre lake and could fly like a wild duck. They never got attacked by any predators and never flew off with wild ducks.

Hope you have many enjoyable moments with yours!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Howdy! Welcome to BYC!

 

[casportpony]

Thank you! You're right ;-) We owned the #1 Rottweiler in 1999 (when we routinely haad entries of 100+ at a regular all breed show). We bred the #1 Rottweiler in 2002/2003. Our first male was also the top producer in 2001.

Here seems to be the problem with being a dog person...I'm going a little nuts trying to get the perfect set up for the ducks. I have now realized that my runs are surrounded by honeysuckle, which seems to be toxic. My project just became infinitely more difficult. Pulling out the super heavy Priefert runs, re-wiring the ground, moving/getting new pea gravel....let's not even talk about the top....well, you get the picture! I had no idea that "chicken wire" was not recommended until I got on this site. I think the ducks may end up living in the house, lol. Just don't tell my poor husband :-0

Wow, that's a nice looking dog!