- Aug 8, 2014
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Hello,
This spring my group of around seven ducks started breeding massively and while we did try to collect the eggs before they hatched, those wily ducks found some good hiding places! So now I have around thirty adult ducks in my fairly large garden and they are making too much noise. I've tried to unload excess ducks and as many drakes as possible but suprisingly few people are interested. I don't have any moral objection to eating them but they were raised in comfort and came to trust us, plus it would also upset the kids.
I love seeing so many ducks lying in the garden but I have to get rid of some.
I've considered letting them loose on a river and this is what I really want advice on. They were raised with as little intervention as possible and they're far from domestic. We have supplied them with food and water but I'm fairly sure instinct will take care of that. My only worry is that the males have grown up with only each other for competition and I'm not sure how they'd stand up to wild drakes. Plus, they have their own hierarchy here and I don't think integration will go very well for them on the open water. I think if I do let them go wild small pond or lake would probably be a better option that a river.
If anyone can give me some advice on this I'd be grateful, they're lovely ducks and killing them for food will be a last resort (I don't want to disrespect them by simply killing them and lobbing their bodies on a fire).
Thanks,
Hector
This spring my group of around seven ducks started breeding massively and while we did try to collect the eggs before they hatched, those wily ducks found some good hiding places! So now I have around thirty adult ducks in my fairly large garden and they are making too much noise. I've tried to unload excess ducks and as many drakes as possible but suprisingly few people are interested. I don't have any moral objection to eating them but they were raised in comfort and came to trust us, plus it would also upset the kids.
I love seeing so many ducks lying in the garden but I have to get rid of some.
I've considered letting them loose on a river and this is what I really want advice on. They were raised with as little intervention as possible and they're far from domestic. We have supplied them with food and water but I'm fairly sure instinct will take care of that. My only worry is that the males have grown up with only each other for competition and I'm not sure how they'd stand up to wild drakes. Plus, they have their own hierarchy here and I don't think integration will go very well for them on the open water. I think if I do let them go wild small pond or lake would probably be a better option that a river.
If anyone can give me some advice on this I'd be grateful, they're lovely ducks and killing them for food will be a last resort (I don't want to disrespect them by simply killing them and lobbing their bodies on a fire).
Thanks,
Hector