Duckling Don't Videos

[shawluvsbirds]

You don't know if I'll mistreat ducks. For that matter I don't know if I'll mistreat them. Mistreatment doesn't have to be deliberate abuse or cruelty. It can be neglect, either physical or emotional. It could simple ignorance or bad assumptions about diet, shelter, environment or medical issues. That's one of the main reasons that I have not and for the near future will not get ducklings.

I believe this woman mistreated her ducks because she mistreated her ducks. Taking ducklings in the wild from their mother is mistreatment.

I get some of the points your making here and can agree with the sentiment. . however
If they are/were muscovy ducks.. They could've suffered a much worse fate than losing their mama
They are considered invasive and a nuisance. . and I can understand why.

Again. . I'm not saying stealing ducklings from mamas is a good idea.

It's just kinda odd for someone to pick a random you tube video to start a thread to criticise some random person.

 

[Raenh]

Blankets can be washed and are regularly, floor mopped, swept, and carpet cleaned <when I had carpet> and a shower taken every night and morning - when my babies slept with me every night. If you're keeping any animal as a pet, their living quarters as well as yours should be sanitary. In the house or outside, it doesn't matter so long as you keep up with it - who's to judge anyone on how their pets are kept, so long as they are happy and healthy.

I wish I could have videoed sugarbaby the other night, when I let my girls come out to visit and watch tv with me. I had a blanket over the couch and I was laying there watching TV while speedy sat on my lower leg, beedee on my stomach, and sugar, my wild child, pushed her way past the other two to settle in the crook of my arm and pushed her bill under my arm so I'd rest it on her back behind her head and she promptly went to sleep like that.

 

[Jpat]

You don't know if I'll mistreat ducks. For that matter I don't know if I'll mistreat them. Mistreatment doesn't have to be deliberate abuse or cruelty. It can be neglect, either physical or emotional. It could simple ignorance or bad assumptions about diet, shelter, environment or medical issues. That's one of the main reasons that I have not and for the near future will not get ducklings.

I believe this woman mistreated her ducks because she mistreated her ducks. Taking ducklings in the wild from their mother is mistreatment.

they arent wild breeds, its like taking in feral cats

 

[aart]

It's just kinda odd for someone to pick a random you tube video to start a thread to criticise some random person.

Exactly.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Blankets can be washed and are regularly, floor mopped, swept, and carpet cleaned <when I had carpet> and a shower taken every night and morning - when my babies slept with me every night. If you're keeping any animal as a pet, their living quarters as well as yours should be sanitary. In the house or outside, it doesn't matter so long as you keep up with it - who's to judge anyone on how their pets are kept, so long as they are happy and healthy.

I wish I could have videoed sugarbaby the other night, when I let my girls come out to visit and watch tv with me. I had a blanket over the couch and I was laying there watching TV while speedy sat on my lower leg, beedee on my stomach, and sugar, my wild child, pushed her way past the other two to settle in the crook of my arm and pushed her bill under my arm so I'd rest it on her back behind her head and she promptly went to sleep like that.

Raenh,
I personally think your nuts. I've seen my ducks projectile poo 6 feet behind them. No way could I handle that going on in my house full time.
And the smell. . I barley tolerate having a cat inside and keeping the litter box clean. I can't even imagine the amount of work it would require to keep the place from smelling like a barn yard.
But that's me. .
If you wanna deal with all that and your happy . .and your ducks are healthy. . you go girl. Not my problem. I don't have to smell it.
I enjoy reading your posts about them. . even if I do shake my head in disbelief a little bit cause I'm imagining what all that would be like in my house.
It's your life. .and your ducks. Enjoy them however you see fit.

 

[Raenh]

Raenh,
I personally think your nuts. I've seen my ducks projectile poo 6 feet behind them. No way could I handle that going on in my house full time.
And the smell. . I barley tolerate having a cat inside and keeping the litter box clean. I can't even imagine the amount of work it would require to keep the place from smelling like a barn yard.
But that's me. .
If you wanna deal with all that and your happy . .and your ducks are healthy. . you go girl. Not my problem. I don't have to smell it.
I enjoy reading your posts about them. . even if I do shake my head in disbelief a little bit cause I'm imagining what all that would be like in my house.
It's your life. .and your ducks. Enjoy them however you see fit.

I'm ok with people thinking I'm nuts, lol... though even my mom says I'm doing good at keeping up after them. Way better then she thought I would be, lol
It was harder before I had a safe area for them outside, and when I had 9 of them... I admit. Good thing, I didn't work back then.
But now, I have a safe place outside for them and they go out every morning all day, and have their own room that the backdoor opens up into that has a small coop in it, where they sleep now instead of with me... grown ducks sleeping with me is more than I can handle vs babies... I'll admit. So, I usually hang out I their room for a bit after I bring them in, sit on the floor with them and they come looking for treats, or to pull at whatever blemishes they find, lol... eventually one will climb into the coop and come out again and wait as I pick each girl up, hug and cuddle them and put them into coop to bed, shut door, lock it and clean up any messes.

The rest of the house is only occassionally allowed to be visited when Skye <my dog> has been secured. This is mostly because I dont want to have to worry about if skye is going to hurt one of them again or not. And then I put a blanket over the couch, and Clorox wipes to clean up if they go on the floor since I have tile floor now, the good stuff glazed terracotta- I think - not the pile and stick or linoleum.

 

[quackiemama]

One more point and then I'll
My dogs are great around my ducks. Even the tiny calls.
I also find that bringing them in the house for visits sometimes can help your dogs or cats to understand that these little creatures "belong" and are not to messed with.
I'm not saying dogs don't kill birds. . I'm just saying they have to learn not to somehow.

My American Bulldog has helped raise each of my ducks since they were hatched and arrived home. She even goes into the run with the ducks to hang out sometimes. She absolutely loves the ducks and they her so I think it depends on the situation and the dog's training. This was how I was able to let them all see and not touch and get to know one another before we could all be running around together. My Lucky seemed to understand they were babies and was so very gentle with them.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I'm ok with people thinking I'm nuts, lol... though even my mom says I'm doing good at keeping up after them. Way better then she thought I would be, lol
It was harder before I had a safe area for them outside, and when I had 9 of them... I admit. Good thing, I didn't work back then.
But now, I have a safe place outside for them and they go out every morning all day, and have their own room that the backdoor opens up into that has a small coop in it, where they sleep now instead of with me... grown ducks sleeping with me is more than I can handle vs babies... I'll admit. So, I usually hang out I their room for a bit after I bring them in, sit on the floor with them and they come looking for treats, or to pull at whatever blemishes they find, lol... eventually one will climb into the coop and come out again and wait as I pick each girl up, hug and cuddle them and put them into coop to bed, shut door, lock it and clean up any messes.

The rest of the house is only occassionally allowed to be visited when Skye <my dog> has been secured. This is mostly because I dont want to have to worry about if skye is going to hurt one of them again or not. And then I put a blanket over the couch, and Clorox wipes to clean up if they go on the floor since I have tile floor now, the good stuff glazed terracotta- I think - not the pile and stick or linoleum.

Hey I'm well aware that I'm a little nuts too so it wasn't an insult.

Sounds like you've got a pretty good routine going.

 

[johntfs]

I get some of the points your making here and can agree with the sentiment. . however
If they are/were muscovy ducks.. They could've suffered a much worse fate than losing their mama
They are considered invasive and a nuisance. . and I can understand why.

Again. . I'm not saying stealing ducklings from mamas is a good idea.

It's just kinda odd for someone to pick a random you tube video to start a thread to criticise some random person.

She's not really random. I've seen dozens of duckling videos by now. Funny ones. Adorable ones. Sad ones. Horrifying ones (including a couple with herons eating still struggling ducklings alive).

It's also not really about criticizing her or feeling superior to her. Because I'm not. I know myself well enough to recognize that I could easily become her come springtime.

Right now it's late autumn heading into winter, so it isn't a problem. Once spring gets here and ducklings start hatching, I'll have the means, motive and opportunity to snatch some. So, a good part of posting this is for myself. It's a way to tamp down the impulse I know I'll have by recalling this other person who clearly gave into them.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

She's not really random. I've seen dozens of duckling videos by now. Funny ones. Adorable ones. Sad ones. Horrifying ones (including a couple with herons eating still struggling ducklings alive).

It's also not really about criticizing her or feeling superior to her. Because I'm not. I know myself well enough to recognize that I could easily become her come springtime.

Right now it's late autumn heading into winter, so it isn't a problem. Once spring gets here and ducklings start hatching, I'll have the means, motive and opportunity to snatch some. So, a good part of posting this is for myself. It's a way to tamp down the impulse I know I'll have by recalling this other person who clearly gave into them.

Well your among some of the worst enablers possible here in the duck forum on byc. .so we'll see how long you can hold out.