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Barnyard Buddies:  Vicious Duck, what to do?  |
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chick-chick
True Blue Farmgirl
322 Posts
Liz
New Britain
CT
USA
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 Posted - May 22 2010 : 6:20:06 PM
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| I know this sounds really strange,(or maybe not) but we have two chickens and three ducks, one duck is a male. He has always been a nipper but lately he has gotten really vicious toward my son and husband. when my son comes into the yard the duck puts his head, opens his wings and chases him, then if he catches up to my son he BITES. The duck is even worst to my husband, he has even drawn blood from him! And lately he has been biting the chickens.When I'm in the yard he runs towards me but he's not as aggressive to me. Any suggestions? Thanks |
Edited by - chick-chick on May 22 2010 6:22:40 PM |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - May 22 2010 : 7:28:05 PM
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He sounds like he has just come into his own (sexualy mature), he is protecting his hens and territory, either move them to another area, or roast duck, he probally will not get nice again, good luck.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amanda
East Texas
USA
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Posted - May 22 2010 : 7:40:30 PM
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Mmmmmm.....roasted duck? Seriously, I wouldn't put up with that. I'd try the 'rooster whisperer' method of running straight at the duck, broom in hand and chasing his little rear end all over the pen until he stops coming at you. He's just trying to establish dominance over you. If your son is really small, though, I'd vote either eat the duck or find him a new family to harass!
FarmGirl #1390
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - May 22 2010 : 9:47:44 PM
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duck soup
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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Addybelle
Farmgirl in Training
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Adrienne
Louisville
KY
USA
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Posted - May 23 2010 : 05:16:11 AM
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Oh my heavens! Rooster whisperer! I almost spit out my coffee. I think that just made my day. I was reading through the active topics and saw this post. All I was going to say was "dinner." Gramadinah took care of the short/blunt answer. What a good laugh!
~Adrienne
http://addybellesgarden.blogspot.com
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - May 23 2010 : 08:02:41 AM
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duck soup. thats my vote. well or put him up some where. we have NO bossy butts loose here. if kissie or another G child got hurt oh my. where i help a friend they have RUDY. oh man he will eat your lunch for sure. he attacked papa john my DH. he would kill a child i think. he needs to be chicken soup or out on the range where he can use his fighting skills. we need a bossy duck to protect ours when out in pasture. he would fight off red tail hawks. they love chicken. we have eagles and the list goes on. the whisperer is right, but he would still go after someone else he sees as a threat. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
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Posted - May 23 2010 : 1:36:07 PM
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Yup Duck Soup. Otherwise you are all going to have to be prepared to go after him at any time. They will try to be dominant over each and every person that comes in and if that person isn't ready to go after him he will win.
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knead2garden
True Blue Farmgirl
359 Posts
Ashley
Spring City
TN
USA
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Posted - May 23 2010 : 2:14:40 PM
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I agree with some sort of removal...especially because of the kids. We just had a similar situation with a rooster....He is in the freezer now. Good luck!
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chick-chick
True Blue Farmgirl
322 Posts
Liz
New Britain
CT
USA
322 Posts |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 1:47:55 PM
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Wow you ladies are the best. My son already tried the rooster whisper method. He goes after him with a rake to get him in the cage so he can play in the yard. I let the birds roam the yard when I am at home, otherwise they are in the coop.
Duck soup does sound good, however I don't have it in me to do that. I'm only a farm girl at heart, not in pratice. my birds are too much like pets to eat. But i'm working on it. Maybe I'll try the new family approach and let somebody else worry about him.
Thanks for all the help.
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Addybelle
Farmgirl in Training
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Adrienne
Louisville
KY
USA
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Posted - May 24 2010 : 9:15:46 PM
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Just for the record...I think you misspelled pest as pets :-P at least that crazy duck!
~Adrienne
http://addybellesgarden.blogspot.com
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Shery Jespersen
True Blue Farmgirl
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Shery
Upton
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 03:49:00 AM
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If you can't bring yourself to butcher the duck, you could release him in a park where there are other ducks. Your family's happy home is 'your' territory not his. Living with his his own kind in a situation where he won't bother folks would make everyone happier including him.
When I bought chicks this go around, I made certain to buy only pullets. I've always kept a few roosters in the past because I love raising chicks, but roosters can be such a nuisance. They're experts in the cheap shot business. Same with ganders and drakes too. I had bantam chickens mostly and when I acquired too many males, I caged them all up and took them to a wildlife park and donated them as feeders. Captive birds of prey need a 'live kill' about once a month in order to thrive. "Toxic testosterone" isn't much fun in a farm/ranch setting. It is easy enough to fix in horses...but not so easy to make a gelding out of a duck ;o) We have to deal with several bulls because we ranch and they are pain...but they're necessary for the grand plan to work. My husband jokes that a bull can break an anvil. They can be so destructive when they spar with each other. Be glad you have only a few pounds of duck to deal with :o) An acquaintance of mine is scared to death of and loathes poultry because of mean birds in her childhood (visiting her grandparent's farm).
One time I was chatting with my Grandma after having visited other relatives and I told her of their rooster that would attack me. My great uncle shrugged it off and got a kick out of it. I was about 9 or so. Oh she got sooo mad just hearing about it and exclaimed that in her world a mean rooster won a fast trip to the pot, period. She made the best chicken & noodles in the world. :o)
Shery Jespersen
Farmgirl Sister #753
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happydaze
True Blue Farmgirl
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lorraine
atlanta
ni
USA
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Posted - May 27 2010 : 2:15:19 PM
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| Not sure how it is in your state, but it is illegal here in Mi to release (dump)domestic ducks into the wild. Eat it or put it to work as a guard duck/ |
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chick-chick
True Blue Farmgirl
322 Posts
Liz
New Britain
CT
USA
322 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2010 : 7:56:55 PM
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Well ladies we went the new family route. My hubby's aunt used to have chickens so we asked her if she knew of anybody who might want them. she asked me if I would mind if they got eaten, I told her if she took them she could do what ever she wanted, but please don't tell me if they were dinner so we brought them to her and she seemed to really like them she said she would see how it goes.
I really wish I could be a true farm girl, but I get so attached to the birds, I can't get past it to eat them.
When my friend was small she had an aunt that was a real farm gal. When myfriend would visit her aunt my friend asked her why the animals on the farm don't have names, her aunt replied "we don't name our dinner" I never really understood it, until now. Of course my ducks and chickens all have names, that's why they are my pets and not my food.(except the eggs we LOVE the fresh eggs!!)
When we took in the ducks we should have known we were in for trouble the male's name is Beast!! and what a beast he turned into.
Thank you my farm friends for listening to me and for all your advice, here and in other forums, I don't have to many local friends, but here I feel as though I have many. |
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nampafarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
494 Posts
Kim
Nampa
ID
USA
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Posted - Jun 09 2010 : 12:22:18 PM
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Sherry,
I agree whole heartedly with what you had to say. I have a hen house, had 3 ducks, 1 of which ws male, 2 guyinea hens and 10 chicken hens and 1 roo. The roo was overrun by the guinea hen which happened to be a male and within the last two mths they guinea was the one who ran the house. I knew this was getting to a be a problem as I also noted that he decided who was going to eat, running off my girls. I finally had enough when the guinea hen and my roo had a fight one night and my roo was covered in blood. He was fine but I wasnt going to be able to do what my HB does and ignore it any longer. I aslo noticed egg production was getting lower each week. (assuming that the girls werent liking this either).
I decided that this was my home, not his and rung the guineas neck. yes the boddy went flying off the head. uck. Anyway, within a couple days guess who 9my roo) starts in attacking me when I come to gather eggs and now he is deciding who will eat and when. (Besides mauling my girls with his claws, they have naked backs). I told HB this am to either turn him loose, whcih I dont think he would survive because my dogs would be after him all the time, or worse yet, he would take their eyes out to protect himself with those claws of his or he was going to be re-homed.
Wendell just called me, one of his work buddies is taking him home and letting him run their property. I am not going to ask any questions about dogs, coote, figuring I dont need specifics.
However I will miss my roo at 520am crowing his little heart out. I wont miss constantly checking my back or face to see where that bird will fly at me next.
I say, find a new home, or take him to a park.
Kim
Farmgirl Sister # 302 |
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