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theerebel Reg. Feb 2015	Posted 2015-03-19 4:42 PM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Regular Posts: 96	Here are some pics https://www.google.com/search?q=male+ducks+and+female+ducks+tail&esp... https://www.google.com/search?q=male+ducks+and+female+ducks+tail&esp...
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IowaCanChaser Reg. Dec 2014	Posted 2015-03-19 6:43 PM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Elite Veteran Posts: 725	If you have corn, that works for food. (I am from Iowa, and don't know if everyone has corn on hand all the time or if it's just me lol) I'd let him roam around during the day and pen him up at night.
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streakysox Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2015-03-19 10:54 PM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Take a Picture Posts: 12841	If it is that large are you sure it is not a goose? I had one duck for years. He stayed with the horses most of the time. I think he thought he was one. Ate grass, drank out of the water tub. One of the horses stepped on his foot and he was pretty lame but still hung with them.
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HorsesNHarleys Reg. Oct 2006	Posted 2015-03-20 6:26 AM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Buttered Noodles Snacker Posts: 4377 Location: NC	Our local vet has several ducks loose on his place to help keep the manure spread in the pastures and bugs down.
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want2chase3 Reg. May 2009	Posted 2015-03-20 7:31 AM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Warrior Mom Posts: 4400	theerebel - 2015-03-19 4:42 PM Here are some pics https://www.google.com/search?q=male+ducks+and+female+ducks+tail&esp... https://www.google.com/search?q=male+ducks+and+female+ducks+tail&esp... Ok... definitely female then. And if I tried to squeeze it's tail to find out its pitch ... she would probably try and rip my eyes out with her bill. Lol! That ol wench was angry yesterday. .. hissed at me when I went in the pen to put the crate. Looked like she was gonna charge me lol! I think she's probably irritated and scared and probably remembers I was the one who had to pick her up in the trailer to move her to her pen. I had to put my jacket over her to catch her.
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classicpotatochip Reg. Mar 2011	Posted 2015-03-20 7:47 AM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Owner of a ratting catting machine Posts: 2258	Ducks really aren't the best reasoners in the world. :) I've got a seriously soft spot in my heart for them though, thanks for taking care of Waddles!
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Crowned Image Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2015-03-20 9:27 AM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
I Chore in Chucks Posts: 2882 Location: MD	I'm just going to point out that it isn't allowed to talk about new animals and not post pictures.........
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classicpotatochip Reg. Mar 2011	Posted 2015-03-20 9:47 AM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Owner of a ratting catting machine Posts: 2258	Crowned Image - 2015-03-20 9:27 AM I'm just going to point out that it isn't allowed to talk about new animals and not post pictures......... Agree!
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want2chase3 Reg. May 2009	Posted 2015-03-20 10:56 AM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Warrior Mom Posts: 4400	I'd love to post a picture but I use my phone to post and I've never been able to figure out how to do it. Well I went to go let her out of the crate this morning and she gave me the business lol! I just opened the gate to it and she hasn't come out. I'm hoping she comes out on her own to eat and drink. I've got my dogs put up and I'm thinking I'm gonna let her out in our yard to stretch and check things out. Funny thing about this whole duck deal is that she absolutely terrifies me lol! When she hisses and acts like she's gonna charge I high tail it outta there . Here I deal with and ride a few of our colts and they don't even make me flinch but if that darn duck hisses at me I definitely pucker!
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Vickie Reg. Jun 2005	Posted 2015-03-20 11:00 AM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
To the Left Posts: 1865 Location: Florida	Are you sure it is not a goose? They are mean and hiss.
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want2chase3 Reg. May 2009	Posted 2015-03-20 11:19 AM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Warrior Mom Posts: 4400	Vickie - 2015-03-20 11:00 AM Are you sure it is not a goose? They are mean and hiss. looking at the pics on here and some info I googled it looks just like the photos . But shoot I'm no expert on either so who knows lol!
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pinx05 Reg. Nov 2009	Posted 2015-03-20 11:29 PM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Chicken Chick Posts: 3562 Location: Texas	when my ducks hiss it doesnt scare me. A goose... nope, i aint playing with no goose. Lol my ducks only hissed when they were o n eggs or had babies.
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streakysox Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2015-03-20 11:32 PM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Take a Picture Posts: 12841	The domestic geese I have been around were not much different in temperament from ducks.
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komet. Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2015-03-21 1:39 AM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Expert Posts: 4121 Location: SE Louisiana	You folks never played "Duck, Duck, Goose"???
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want2chase3 Reg. May 2009	Posted 2015-03-21 8:02 AM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Warrior Mom Posts: 4400	I opened the pen to let her out and walked away left if open for several hours and she never came out! Just played in the pool most of the day. I see now how messy this thing is gonna be. I bought some cracked corn too and threw it in the feed pan. Maybe starting to adjust to her environment and feel comfortable in the pen
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livexlovexrodeo Reg. Oct 2009	Posted 2015-03-21 6:54 PM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
I'm Cooler Offline Posts: 6387 Location: Pacific Northwest	I've never had our ducks hiss, but my neighbors had a big white goose that used to get on our property and one time I was riding my horse out in the field and that sucker spread its wings and charged at us hissing. Scared the daylights out of me.
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komet. Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2015-03-21 8:09 PM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Expert Posts: 4121 Location: SE Louisiana	Oh!! We used to have a pair of geese... male and female.... The male you beat the crap out of you if you got too close to his girl....
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want2chase3 Reg. May 2009	Posted 2015-04-16 9:57 AM Subject: RE: OT- Ducks
Warrior Mom Posts: 4400	Updating on waddles... I think we figured out its a female... according to my husband who is now a duck expert apparently, anyway she's doing awesome! Loves it here and loves my dogs! I let her roam around during the day and she stays right by the dogs pen. Even went in it with the dogs yesterday! Gave me a stroke but my dogs surprised me and just ignored her..she sleeps in her crate at night and I put her pool right next to the dog pen cause that's where she likes to float! So my husband showed up yesterday afternoon with 4 ducklings!! Lol! They are being kept separate from waddles and we lined their little pen with chicken wire so no one can escape before they are ready. So waddles has room mates and hopefully soon they can be out with her.. she's very curious about the babies and hangs out by their pen too. They are so stinkin cute!!!!
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