- Jan 25, 2008
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I have a large pond(about 1.5-2 acres) and about 7 acres of horse pasture. We currently have a wild flock of Canada geese residing on the pond and we have the occasional mallard. I really enjoy ducks, but misfortune seems to have befallen the ones I've owned in the past. So I am here to draw on the world wide wisdom of my fowl friends(BYCers) to help me out.
I want a very self-sufficient duck. The geese eat just fine here, I'm hoping to have a few ducks and not be 'required' to feed, but to feed only to remind them where home is and to keep them friendly.
I want a larger duck, I think. The mallards have always dissapeared one by one on this pond, I think it may be the nearby hawk I've seen chasing doves around the pond. The geese get along just fine, so I am thinking maybe a larger duck than mallards would be better off against a hawk. If size doesn't matter and hawk will snack on them regardless, please let me know so I'm not wasting time, money, and heartbreak.
I'm hoping for a duck that lays well.
LOL. Sounds like such a duck wouldn't exist. Self-sufficient, lays well, and stays out of the hawks talons... We'll see what ya'll have to say about it.
Thanks!
-Kim
I want a very self-sufficient duck. The geese eat just fine here, I'm hoping to have a few ducks and not be 'required' to feed, but to feed only to remind them where home is and to keep them friendly.
I want a larger duck, I think. The mallards have always dissapeared one by one on this pond, I think it may be the nearby hawk I've seen chasing doves around the pond. The geese get along just fine, so I am thinking maybe a larger duck than mallards would be better off against a hawk. If size doesn't matter and hawk will snack on them regardless, please let me know so I'm not wasting time, money, and heartbreak.
I'm hoping for a duck that lays well.
LOL. Sounds like such a duck wouldn't exist. Self-sufficient, lays well, and stays out of the hawks talons... We'll see what ya'll have to say about it.
Thanks!
-Kim