will my ducks attack my lawnmowing man?

[archil]

I have three muscovys
Theyre only ducklings right now But im thinking of the future
They're quite tame with us but we havent had any other people around
We have a guy that comes and mows our lawns every two weeks
Will my ducks chase him or attack him?
Or will they run way from him
They like to chase my cats but I think they're just playing
I remember once i went to a park and got attacked by ducks


They're in a fenced off run type area right now but in the future theyll be out all day

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

they shouldnt be loose when he is mowing for fear of them being injured by the mower of flying debree he runs over.

 

[aoxa]

they shouldnt be loose when he is mowing for fear of them being injured by the mower of flying debree he runs over.

Exactly. Only I am comfortable mowing as I know what to look out for.

But ducks don't normally attack people. Some geese may, but ducks? Never heard tell of that unless you are bothering them during breeding season or during brooding.. All of my birds are terrified of the lawn mower and stay far away.

 

[aoxa]

Oh wait.. I take that back. My turkeys LOVE the lawn mower LOL.

 

[Going Quackers]

Er? I have never had a Muscovy attack at equipment, they don't usually like any of it and do there best to stay far away, although honestly, i would tend to say keep them away a stranger not used to ducks could lead to an accident.

My birds are raised around livestock and equipment and do move BUT i know what i am doing around them, a person not familiar may not give them a chance to move or they may behave differently.

 

[archil]

What I can do Is have them locked up in the morning and just ask the lawnmowing man to let them out on his way out.

 

[sourland]

What I can do Is have them locked up in the morning and just ask the lawnmowing man to let them out on his way out.

Excellent solution.

 

[duckins]

Ducks do attack! I have 3 pekin drakes 9 mons. One pretty day back in July the leader get this named Bitsy started chasing me and biting me feet a month later Aflac started Herman Wayne the lowest on pecking order has remained sweet, ever since then they chase and bite me and only one of my 4 teens her and I are main caretaker it can be funny but it can really hurt no one seems to have ever heard of this in Pekins who knows we just deal with it. It's when they tried to attack my 110 lb Doberman ( he ran in his house) I thought they are completely nuts.

 

[archil]

Maybe we should just let the ducks give him a hard time
Hes not a very nice guy anyway
My dad planted a tree for me when i was born and the guy stood on it then mowed it over
I reckon when they get bigger those ducks could teach him a lesson
haha

 

[duckins]

If their anything like my 2 guys poor fellow will have a hard lesson coming my ducks are more territorial about our yard than the dogs.