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[Wickedchicken6]

yeah, and flap, and attack with their webbies
i know my calls have sharp nails but i am pretty sure that muscovies have even sharper claws

They "almost" makes guinea fowl l nice!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

They "almost" makes guinea fowl l nice!

lol, not all of them are like that, just ask @Ravynscroft

 

[Wickedchicken6]

That helps some, but I am still really confused.

That article helped me to understand how they arrive at the 8 or 12 or 16 megapixel designations. Kathy...you're photos always look incredible! You're obviously doing something right. (more than "something")

 

[Wickedchicken6]

lol, not all of them are like that, just ask @Ravynscroft

As someone who's only foray into ducks were wild ducks that preferred to stay away...this has been an eye opener.

I love me a good turkey...but as much as I loved having the ducks...I don't think they'll work well here in winter. (OMG the mess!)

I'm beyond ecstatic that it worked so well for the ducks I raised. They've reverted back into the wild and I'm almost 100% sure it's them now swimming in the pond across the road. I stopped to look at them and was blasting the stereo...and they were completely comfortable and kept eating. They don't swim away in fright like wild, wild ducks do...lol. They are interacting with the wild ones and seem to be doing fine. Best of all they can fly south like they're supposed to be doing.

 

[R2elk]

That helps some, but I am still really confused.

Send me a PM with specific questions.

 

[Ravynscroft]

May I ask, because I'm not as familiar with ducks...it the end of the bill the usual look for that type of duck...or is that an anomaly? I'm curious.

Normal, as everyone else said, lol...

Oh, his bean, lol, normal.

https://articles.extension.org//sites/default/files/styles/large/public/Duck_head_diagram.png

Yep, nice hooked bean and also lamellae along the inside edges of the sides of their bills... since they don't have teeth, they need the hook for digging and filter food through their lamellae, similar to baleen whales sifting plankton...

They bite?
I didn't get that experience with my wild ducks.

Just because they can, doesn't mean they all DO, lol...

it's also known as their 'nail' they use it to dig and hook things

and yes when they bite they also tend to twist, and the bean has a hook to it

LG likes to grab and twist when she is broody... shakes her head back and forth like a dog too, lol...

They "almost" makes guinea fowl l nice!

Nope, no contest... ducks first reaction is flight, only fight if they have no other option (for the most part)...

As someone who's only foray into ducks were wild ducks that preferred to stay away...this has been an eye opener.

I love me a good turkey...but as much as I loved having the ducks...I don't think they'll work well here in winter. (OMG the mess!)

I'm beyond ecstatic that it worked so well for the ducks I raised. They've reverted back into the wild and I'm almost 100% sure it's them now swimming in the pond across the road. I stopped to look at them and was blasting the stereo...and they were completely comfortable and kept eating. They don't swim away in fright like wild, wild ducks do...lol. They are interacting with the wild ones and seem to be doing fine. Best of all they can fly south like they're supposed to be doing.

You did well!! And most ducks when raised by people don't tend to bite... it's more like an individual thing, just like chickens... while one may be a calm broody another may be fiercely protective of her nest... make sense?

 

[DwayneNLiz]

As someone who's only foray into ducks were wild ducks that preferred to stay away...this has been an eye opener.

I love me a good turkey...but as much as I loved having the ducks...I don't think they'll work well here in winter. (OMG the mess!)

I'm beyond ecstatic that it worked so well for the ducks I raised. They've reverted back into the wild and I'm almost 100% sure it's them now swimming in the pond across the road. I stopped to look at them and was blasting the stereo...and they were completely comfortable and kept eating. They don't swim away in fright like wild, wild ducks do...lol. They are interacting with the wild ones and seem to be doing fine. Best of all they can fly south like they're supposed to be doing.

thats awesome!! i hope they come back next year so you can get more pictures of them!!
i havent had a broody duck yet, so really cant say how they are
but i have interacted with a broody swan and her man at a farm i used to work at

 

[BantyChooks]

it's also known as their 'nail' they use it to dig and hook things

and yes when they bite they also tend to twist, and the bean has a hook to it

And they can leave large bruises and welts when annoyed....

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Normal, as everyone else said, lol...



Yep, nice hooked bean and also lamellae along the inside edges of the sides of their bills... since they don't have teeth, they need the hook for digging and filter food through their lamellae, similar to baleen whales sifting plankton...



Just because they can, doesn't mean they all DO, lol...



LG likes to grab and twist when she is broody... shakes her head back and forth like a dog too, lol...



Nope, no contest... ducks first reaction is flight, only fight if they have no other option (for the most part)...



You did well!! And most ducks when raised by people don't tend to bite... it's more like an individual thing, just like chickens... while one may be a calm broody another may be fiercely protective of her nest... make sense?

That makes total sense.

 

[Ravynscroft]

That makes total sense.

Here's some of mine...

This one is Crash and Lady Grey... Lady Grey is the bitey one, lol...

Crash alone...

Lady Grey's daughter, Wickett...

And Wickett protecting her babies from the cat, lol...