Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[sourland]

So I'm going to do what I should have done last week.... ask for my pond friends' guidance. I took those ducks on a trade, on a total whim. I should have known better, should have taken the money, subtracted the chickens and been richer for it. I didn't do my research, nor did I ask anyone's advice (well, sorta Ravyn, but we know she can't be impartial about ducks, so no blame there!! hahaha)

I made the false assumption that these ducks would be at least partially somewhat tame. Wrong I was. I've now done more reading, and even the place where I assume she acquired the birds from, sells them to be released onto open waters, if you don't have an aviary. So I do feel comfortable that the birds will survive for some time. They might even hang around my area.

So.... I guess I kinda have 4 basic options:
1-Release the other 2 (female woodie, probable male teal) in hopes that they find their friends, or go on to make other friends?
2-Or do I try to acquire more?
3-Or just keep these 2 and try my luck at "semi-taming" them?
4-I could also try taking them to my farm pond and releasing them there.

I don't *want* to clip wings or pinion them.

I'd go with option # 3. If they don't work out, keep them overwinter and then release them. They will never be Call duck tame. Heck, they won't very likely even be 'mallard tame'.

Edited to add that I hate pinioning right along with you.

 

[perchie.girl]

Good morning, mud-skippers

I resemble that

 

[Pork Pie]

I'd go with option # 3. If they don't work out, keep them overwinter and then release them. They will never be Call duck tame. Heck, they won't very likely even be 'mallard tame'.

Or maybe even “woman” tame (that’s an Eggsy comment, if ever there was one )

 

[perchie.girl]

So I'm going to do what I should have done last week.... ask for my pond friends' guidance. I took those ducks on a trade, on a total whim. I should have known better, should have taken the money, subtracted the chickens and been richer for it. I didn't do my research, nor did I ask anyone's advice (well, sorta Ravyn, but we know she can't be impartial about ducks, so no blame there!! hahaha)

I made the false assumption that these ducks would be at least partially somewhat tame. Wrong I was. I've now done more reading, and even the place where I assume she acquired the birds from, sells them to be released onto open waters, if you don't have an aviary. So I do feel comfortable that the birds will survive for some time. They might even hang around my area.

So.... I guess I kinda have 4 basic options:
1-Release the other 2 (female woodie, probable male teal) in hopes that they find their friends, or go on to make other friends?
2-Or do I try to acquire more?
3-Or just keep these 2 and try my luck at "semi-taming" them?
4-I could also try taking them to my farm pond and releasing them there.

I don't *want* to clip wings or pinion them.

dont clip.... and pinioning as an adult is not an option. Pinioning is amputating the wing bones. As a hatchling its done quickly with something like toenail trimmers....

I only know one person here on Byc that has em... they are kept in an enclosed space and never let out...

deb

 

[WVduckchick]

I feel awful about the whole thing...
I should've asked you impartial questions, researched and given better advice...
I say option 3 as well, you can always do one of the other options later if you decide...

Oh, you know as well as I do that we both were just excited and drooling. I absolutely, positively do not blame you in the least! Its not your responsibility to educate me. I should have done my homework.

But guess what I have discovered? The picture of the teals came from a website, possibly the place she bought them (logo was cropped out), but I was kinda led to believe they were her pictures. I'm still searching for the other photo online somewhere....

 

[perchie.girl]

I think I probably deserve a smack...oh or a spanking.

 

[perchie.girl]

Yer a dirty pair - ya make me blush

::Right:: thought I was going to snort.... ::Snort::Snort::

 

[Pork Pie]

I'm not certain, but I reckon Debs had a riding crop kinda thing in mind

 

[perchie.girl]

I'm not certain, but I reckon Debs had a riding crop kinda thing in mind

 

[Debs Flock]