Support Group for Abused Duck Keepers

[Ilovemychicks08]

I was tired of the duck abuse so I decided to add a gosling
Stella is a sweetheart and just wants to be right beside me at all times
If I’m sitting she is on my lap
Trying to get my duck house cleaned tonight and she jumps on my lap and head dives onto my arm
Well a 30 min job took me well over an hour having to move a little ar a time while she sat on my lap
I actually went to my friends to pick up Ancona ducklings and somehow came home with ducklings and Stella
I’m only keeping a few Ancona’s the rest are sold I just brought them back for my friend

Aww!

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I’m so glad I found this thread and I know I’m not alone in the struggles!

I have 11 geese, 6 of which are ganders. I’ve been through hormonal battles, love triangles, egg thievery, everything with my geese, but the difference between my geese and my ducks is that I can reason with my geese or at least understand the “whys” of what they do.

This is the shitsparkle that’s been terrorizing my days.

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One little buff drake that’s made it his life’s mission to make every waking moment of mine into hell.

It started all cute. Following me around like a devoted puppy, weaving between my feet like a kitten when I’d stop walking.

That quickly changed and now I have a repressed ankle obsessed Victorian fiend that haunts my every move. Hovering in my shadow, chasing me wherever I go, biting at my shoes, my legs, my ankles, my clothing, ambushing me and tripping me. I’ve actually stepped on him a few times while trying to avoid tripping over him. I’ve dropped everything in my horror to see if he’s alright, afraid I’d smooshed him for good, only to have my fear replaced with anger as the little shit, completly fine, then bites me.
I’ve spilt feed and water buckets because of his osession with my feet. I’ve slipped and fallen on ice, on mud, while walking down banks because of this little monster.

The only think he respects is my geese at the moment, they’ve gotten into the habit of blocking him from me.

But he’s always there, lurking, watching for his next opportunity to get me.

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Wow.....

 

[Goosebaby]

I feel for you. I would not like to tolerate that abuse at all. He would probably be rehomed if he were mine because falling is not anything I wish to do. When my Mallard Drake thought he would just nibble on my feet a couple of years ago I only had to pin him down twice and hold him down for about a minute and he has never done it since.

Picking him up and carrying him around is the only way I can get anything done. I should buy a baby sling for him.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Lots of little dictators
Stella the goose is babysitting
Most are sold I’m keeping a few to grow out and pick girls from
The little black one what do you think she is?

 

[Nero70002]

Black Swedish?

 

[Luv Ducks]

Lots of little dictators
Stella the goose is babysitting
Most are sold I’m keeping a few to grow out and pick girls from
The little black one what do you think she is?

Our Rural King had two black ones in the bin and the sign had said Khaki Campbell ducks. I don't know if that is possible for yours to be one or not.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Lots of little dictators
Stella the goose is babysitting
Most are sold I’m keeping a few to grow out and pick girls from
The little black one what do you think she is?

I'll bet at least part Swedish
Such a cutie
And Stella is so gorgeous!

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Our Rural King had two black ones in the bin and the sign had said Khaki Campbell ducks. I don't know if that is possible for yours to be one or not.

Khaki are usually brown
But this one has a yellow bib

 

[Luv Ducks]

Khaki are usually brown
But this one has a yellow bib

I know and I had picked out the two brown ones but they swore the black ones were too and you are right, it does have the bib which they were just total black.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Lots of little dictators
Stella the goose is babysitting
Most are sold I’m keeping a few to grow out and pick girls from
The little black one what do you think she is?

She is adorable!!