My pet Romeo has gone mad! He's charging and biting my feet!! D: Help!

[Moochie]

Awesome post RubberDuckee!

You have to convey your message to the Duck in its language!

I would never beat my Dog for destroying the plants or digging holes in the yard. It means the dog has problem with digestion or an overgrown nail. But if a Rooster or Drake attacks me, it'd get a "swift kick" so he knows not to mess with me or any other animal/bird/child. (Generally the young roos and drakes filled with testosterone would act this way!) It's always best for the birds to have a pecking order!! My best friend's father has 27 Elephants, I am not joking, the young bull Elephants during musth becomes uncontrollable. And they are controlled using the Older bull elephants! So, you gotta emulate the pecking order in your case if you cannot find dominant older drakes!

I said a swift kick, not a TKO! Sheesh, there is nothing inappropriate or lack of judgement (inexperience) about it.

Alternatively, you can catch that bugger and carry him around singing Baby (Justin Bieber song). He will never want to come close to you again!

My Friend is a Hindu, and they use the Elephants for Temple festivities and they also act in movies, lol. you can watch it here:

I've given soft fast kicks to mean roosters before, all it does is move them not hurt them but they do get the idea. I wore boots today and he did follow me, chase me with his head down, nip at me, but he couldn't get a hold onto the boots. He did trip me though. This morning my mom took the 4 ducks out to eat some weeds/grass near our fruit trees and she was amused that the drakes were following her around which also got the hens to follow.. She said "Look Cara! They won't leave me alone! These ducks are crazy, they follow me everywhere!" in an excited way. *face palm* They did bite her though and she pushed their heads away.

 

[Amb3r]

Woah, 27 Elephants? Wonder how much feed THAT takes! I understand your post now, I get where you are coming from. I don't have elephants, but my Uncle and I have wild mustangs he purchases from the Bureau of Land Management and careful training (no whips, spurs and tie downs ever!) he can transform them into the best cattle horses. Like I found out this weekend riding a 3 year old gelding, you have to take them down a notch with the reins to the rear end, otherwise you are in for a wild ride Sounds like drakes need the same thing with a swift swat or nudge.

There is a saying around in our place that goes like: You can feed an Elephant for a whole year with a farm, but it will destroy a whole farm in a single night when it is on it's own!! That's my poor shot at translating the Tamil saying. ^^ LOL.

 

[i love my ducks]

Our drake just popped his first drake feather and he is doing the same thing to me! He bites my toes (still flip-flop weather here!) He won't do it to my husband, but he sure likes to bite me. This behavior just started, literally the day his feather curled!

I have two Pekins - girl & boy - who are the friendliest, loving ducks in the world! We hatched seven and kept these two ducks (didn't know their sexes!) They have a fabulous pond, free range of the back yard, and their own entrance to their place in the garage. They are very loved and might be a tad bit spoiled... no gold dishes, just give them their favorite food in the world every day - PEAS!

Both of the ducks have decided that they are rulers of the backyard! Our Weimaraner and two cats are so good to the ducks - never nip or try to attack - not true for the ducks to the dog and cats! We've had great interactions, and have had other times of nipping from the ducks.

When Dixie bites me, if I don't have anything in my hands, I pick him up and give him a stern chat! The ducks often remind me of toddlers, so maybe I should treat them like toddlers. I wonder if holding him isn't an effective time out? I would greatly appreciate any advice that has worked for you! I hope you have found an effective behavior modification tool and you were able to keep your duck! I don't want to have to give Dixie away! I love my ducks!!!