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lottie

Joined: 11 Aug 2005
Posts: 5059
Location: ceredigion

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 5:53 pm Post subject: Are your ducks evil?

My ducks are downright evil. The chickens and turkeys go to bed no problem---but those evil muscovies know my husbands away to day and I'm not fast with my bad knee---been playing ring a ring of roses round the duck hut for the last45 mins---the last 10 in the dark---they go just fast enough to turn round and laugh--we've had alot of rain---the mud sucked my boot off and I went full length in it---looked like monster from the black lagoon---the whole lot are going in the freezer tommorow

Marionb

Joined: 27 Aug 2006
Posts: 5267
Location: Mid-Wales

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:01 pm Post subject:
It must be tempting to leave them out for the fox to get when they're like that...

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:02 pm Post subject:

I know where you're coming from, Lottie. Muscovies really don't like going to bed.
But I have finally cracked it. Take two bamboo canes with you when you put them to bed. No, you don't beat them senseless with the canes

, just use them to guide the little blighters into their house. The first couple of times you may go round in circles once or twice, but now mine see me coming with the sticks and troop into their house in a resigned fashion.
But be aware that if you forget the sticks, they will know and decide to go walkabout just to keep you on your toes.

Yes, muscovies do have a little bit of Beelzebub inside them

Louisdog

Joined: 22 Mar 2005
Posts: 716
Location: South Wales

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:03 pm Post subject:

Omigod your ducks must be related to mine! I can't decide if mine are evil, or thick, or both! My hubby was away for a week recently and I started to dread the nightly "game" - was getting dizzy with all those circles as well as slipping and sliding in various muddy patches. Glad it's not just me who has this problem

the books say that the ducks will get the hang of the routine and start going inside when you tell the; mine haven't read the book!

lottie

Joined: 11 Aug 2005
Posts: 5059
Location: ceredigion

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:03 pm Post subject:

Marionb wrote:

It must be tempting to leave them out for the fox to get when they're like that...

Believe me it was

I'm hoping to breed from them---I must be nuts

lottie

Joined: 11 Aug 2005
Posts: 5059
Location: ceredigion

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:07 pm Post subject:
I was using 2 sticks---but between the mud and my knee they got the better of me. They really seemed to enjoy it.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:12 pm Post subject:

lottie wrote:

They really seemed to enjoy it.

I think they do.
There always seems to be one particular troublemaker as well that sets all the others off.

cinders

Joined: 04 Jun 2007
Posts: 2437
Location: norfolk The daft old bat club

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:18 pm Post subject:
This has given me a chuckle, i can just picture it

woodsprite

Joined: 20 Mar 2006
Posts: 2943
Location: North Herefordshire

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:22 pm Post subject:

My muskies dont get put in, they roost on the rafters of the open barn just like my banties. Since first having muskies years ago I've always left them to roost at night, either in trees or in the rafters. No probs if they are freerange but I can see how it would be a problem to leave them unclipped if you have restrict their space.
The sight of a small flock of muscovies flying back up the field at dusk still warms my heart.

VSS

Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Posts: 2845
Location: Llyn Peninsula, North Wales

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:24 pm Post subject:
We don't shut ours up either - we have never lost one to the fox as they are sensible enough to stay on the yard, often sleeping infront of the dog kennels, probably the safest place they could choose.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:26 pm Post subject:

woodsprite wrote:

I used to do the same - until Mr Fox took 3 of them

Now they have to go to bed at the same time as the chickens.

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:27 pm Post subject:
You'll find that they are eviler than you thought: https://www.i-am-bored.com/bored_link.cfm?link_id=8196

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:31 pm Post subject:

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:35 pm Post subject:
Do you feed them on a night? Ours go in no bother, it's getting them off the pond that can be a problem if you don't do it at just the right stage of dusk.

lettucewoman

Joined: 26 Sep 2006
Posts: 7834
Location: Tiptoe in the Forest!!

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 08 6:44 pm Post subject:
love the link!!

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