Hungry ducks at city park!

[BarefootMom]

I am surprised that the park doesn't take care of them? Is no one else surprised at this??

In our city park there is a HUGE pond with several ducks, geese, and swans. The park people feed them everyday. They have a big truck with feed in the back and srpinkle it out on the ground, plus there are hanging feeders in some of the trees for the ducks.

 

[desertdarlene]

Fortunately, at the lake I mostly go to, there have been no Easter drop offs this year--so far. In fact, several domestic ducks disappeared, recently. Two were dropped off in April and several people had expressed an extreme fondness for them, so I think someone came to take them home (perhaps their owner came back). One lovely duck has been missing since Easter. She's very shy and I don't think anyone took her. If someone did, then it would have to be someone whom she really trusted.

ETA: That lake I talked about not only doesn't anyone from the city feed the domestic animals, they don't want anyone else to feed them, too (of course people still do, but nowhere near as much as before)! No wonder why the geese are getting lethargic.

 

[Duckville denizen]

Our city park crews do nothing to support life for the creatures on the creek. If someone calls Animal Control about an injured duck or a dead one, they will pick them up, but I think they feel that with all the people who are feeding them bread every day, the ducks don't need anything else. As a matter of fact, I think most everyone in town would be incensed if they were told they could not feed the ducks. It's a matter of education as to what a healthy diet for ducks would be. Maybe I need to write a letter to the editor of our local newspaper.

 

[BarefootMom]

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oh people at the park feed the ducks too, but they get their duck food in the early morning. I guess our ducks are just lucky? The "city" is only about 10,000 so I guess they have more money or something to support the park. This park is huge- the park people live at the park...and the loop that you drive around is 1.5 miles....the pond is in the middle.

the entrance:

 

[desertdarlene]

We had a guy feeding them healthy food at the lake in the morning along with some other people, but they were told to stop. There were a lot of problems that actually affected the health and safety of the birds and animals there because of it. But, I, personally, strongly feel that someone needs to tend to the non-flying domestic ducks and geese at least until the end of their natural lives. It's not their fault that someone used bad judgement and put them there. The wild birds come and go based on the food supply.

 

[Duckville denizen]

Our city park is in a town of about 8,000 people. It was not created for ducks, but for a walking path with fountains in the middle of the stream area. The ducks have just accumulated over the years due to people's dropping them off, and they exist at the mercy of the elements and other people's generosity and concern.

 

[THunter]

Sounds like the town needs to do a duck roundup and get rid of some before it kills them all.