Wild ducks chasing our ducks

[Manuela M]

Wild ducks are coming to our pool ( a male and a female ) and chasing our Rouen ducks. We are trying to chase them away but they keep coming back. Any suggestions ?

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Maybe if you have a shotgun you could fire it next time they come not actually hit them just to scare them.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I originally got ducks because the neighbor had chickens who kept falling in her pool and drowning. Since we had a pool, I figured ducks wouldn’t drown. I didn’t think, they will jump in the pool. I was able to keep them our using glittery beach balls, clear beach balls which came filled with glitter. The reflection scared them for a time. Maybe you could use that. My ducks got over their fear eventually and a fence was necessary to keep them out of the pool.

 

[Manuela M]

I originally got ducks because the neighbor had chickens who kept falling in her pool and drowning. Since we had a pool, I figured ducks wouldn’t drown. I didn’t think, they will jump in the pool. I was able to keep them our using glittery beach balls, clear beach balls which came filled with glitter. The reflection scared them for a time. Maybe you could use that. My ducks got over their fear eventually and a fence was necessary to keep them out of the pool.

Thank you for the suggestion but I have a problem with wild ducks fighting with our ducks.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

Thank you for the suggestion but I have a problem with wild ducks fighting with our ducks.

I understand but could you scare the wild ducks away?

 

[Manuela M]

I understand but could you scare the wild ducks away?

I am going to try. Also I will try putting cayane pepper in the food for them after I close our ducks in.

 

[Isadora]

I am going to try. Also I will try putting cayane pepper in the food for them after I close our ducks in.

Can't you remove the food? They're going to keep coming back for the free duck buffet.

 

[AvianBrain]

I am going to try. Also I will try putting cayane pepper in the food for them after I close our ducks in.

Cayenne pepper does not affect birds, I think

 

[Manuela M]

Cayenne pepper does not affect birds, I think

I red somewhere that they don't like it.

 

[BillyCocoaJaffa]

If they are coming for the food, could you feed your ducks only under cover, putting their food bowl in their house? That solved our problem with magpies coming to steal their food