The Duck Thread

[jenniferlamar70]

Bride of Chuck and Chuck Chuck is a duck that was raised by a chicken, so he think he's a chicken. He does bathe, but never hangs out with the other ducks. Here he is following his girl around. -Kathy

To cute

I had no idea...

Scary

Can someone please tell me if this is bumblefoot?

It does look like it to me..

 

[Patricia143]

yes she is limping. I noticed about a week ago

 

[mischievouslady]

very nice! Would you like me to post it for you?

-Kathy

sure. That would be nice of you. I have a lot of ducks pictures on EyeEm but I just can't post them here.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: here you go!

Picture by BYC's mischievouslady


-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: you on a mobile or desktop?

-Kathy

 

[mischievouslady]

you on a mobile or desktop?

-Kathy

mobile

 

[mischievouslady]

mobile

thank you..

 

[MandyJ]

I don't like the idea either, and I think most don't... but we also never know what we are capable of doing until we are in any given situation...

I never thought I could ever shoot someone's dog... last year our neighbors 2 dogs got out twice in 2 days... I lost 47 birds in that time, slaughtered for fun... they tore though welded wire, hardware cloth, all of it... neighbors response was that they were bird dogs doing what bird dogs do... sheriff responded and his advice was that I had a right to protect my property in any way I see fit, lethal force included... this year when one of them got out again, I didn't wait for it to kill a second bird...

Am I proud of that? Nope... but neither will I be ashamed of doing what was necessary and legal to protect my charges...

And just an FYI... in most states it is highly illegal to relocate possums, raccoons, skunks, etc... check your state laws before doing so, please... and unless you live within city limits, animal control usually won't deal with them... so most times if you trap it, you are required by law to dispose of it...

I know with the bobcat that is killing my ducks the game warden wouldn't hear of trapping and relocating it due to diseases that it may carry. It may be the same with other vermin. Besides, why give my problem to someone else?

We are still trying to get the cat but no luck. The game camera hasn't picked it up for 3 weeks. I let the ducks out today for the first time in three weeks. But I am staying out with them. They seem to want to be close to people. They want to be able to see someone. This isn't like my ducks. They were very independent birds before the cat killed 5 of the flock.

Good luck on your hunt. You have to protect your birds.
Mandy

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Right? These things are as big as my roosters. As I said in my original reply, the guineas were fighting with them, but the ravens weren't backing down. If I hadn't gone out there, there's a good chance the ravens would have teamed up and killed the adult guineas. It's not one bird, it's a pair and all their offspring.

And I just caught that this poster has now said that if the ravens could get my duckling, so could a rat, cat, or a dog. Um, no. They were in an elevated brooder the bottom of which is three feet off the ground and the latch is even higher up on the top. The ravens literally flew up there and knocked the latch loose. No way I could have foreseen that and no way another predator could have done it. I will of course be switching to a different type of latch now.

And it also seems they did not read my reply about all the trouble these birds have caused me over a course of an entire year that I did nothing about because they are convinced I want to poison them over the loss of one duckling and two keets, which is not the case at all.

But! I said I'd stop talking about it and I will. I can't let myself get all worked up, lol. I want to thank everyone for the support, though. And now we should probably let this subject drop and get back to talking ducks

Don't get me wrong I love Ravens my favorite bird ..... Crow and Ravens are both smart as can be. They can even perform math..... But here some are just huge. Every bit as big as a bald eagle...... And when they are hanging around I watch my tiny dogs.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: @Yorkshire Coop , where are those cool pictures that show how to post pictures from a mobile?

-Kathy