MA0778 Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 hi everyone i have a breeding (hopefuly) pair of miniture appleyard ducks Donald & Daisy (named by the grandchildren) i got them when they were 12 wks old they are now 18 wks and are wonderful pets they follow me all round the garden , they feed from my hand and if i ignore them they peck at my toes. hope to get some photos soon to put on my site ma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 They sound lovely Welcome to the forum Look forward to seeing pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 Welcome to the forum MA - looking forward to seeing photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddled duck Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 hello I also have got two minature silver appleyards which are the same age as yours, our first pet ducks also. Called them Hamish and Puddles, although we have just discovered that Puddles is actually the male as his head has started to go green! I was interested to know what you feed yours out of your hand with? Ours love exploring the garden and are friendly. They will run up to you but any movement towards them with your hand and they run away. Was just wondering if I could pick up any tips to try and get them to come to my hand. Thanks Rebecca Hamish and Puddles Smokey the Chinchilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Hi I use to just lie or sit on the lawn and hold my hand out with some pellets nearby around & on my hand (keep it still) and they will get use to you and take from your hand..or shake a little dish..try it when ie you let them out and they are extra hungry. Keep trying they will get use to you indie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA0778 Posted August 22, 2009 Author Share Posted August 22, 2009 (edited) i feed my duckies with organic layer pellets i sit on the step with some in my hand when they come near i let a couple fall from my fingers gradually lowering my hand until they fed from it now when i open the back door they run to me expecting food.i have tryed all sorts of treats but they are not interested. if i have not been out to see them for a while they stand at the door and either peck at it or quack till i open it hope this helps Edited August 23, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 i feed my duckies with organic layer pellets i sit on the step with some in my hand when they come near i let a couple fall from my fingers gradually lowering my hand until they fed from it now when i open the back door they run to me expecting food.i have tryed all sorts of treats but they are not interested. if i have not been out to see them for a while they stand at the door and either peck at it or quack till i open it hope this helps You are just reminding me in the spring the mallards return to our garden and they peck on our patio doors really early in the morning for food(5.50am). It sounds like a dull drilling and it really drives us quackers and its all our fault as they must be the returners that we fed the previous year!.... They are all wild and this year we have now the matured ducklings(5+ mum) whose mum has been very good she waits for the rabble (approx 25 adult ducks) to come down first for pellets and then when she knows they have been fed , she toodles down as if she is royalty for her feeding session! She will not allow any of the other ducks near. I only have 5 chickens but at the moment get through 2x25KG of layers pellets a week, its the ducks that I am feedng not my chickens indie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 Sounds wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Janty it is wonderful and when we came here the previous owner said your children will love the ducklings, but if I am away for a few days I worry about them not getting their pellets so my grown up children are under the strictest instructions to "remember to feed the ducks"! When they were small our local publican came in to feed I think it has something to do with feeding the ducks every sunday as a small child on visiting my grandmothers??um.. Very spoilt ducks indie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Very lucky ducks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Hi my ducks go crazy for pasta,lettuce and sweetcorn out the tin they cant get it out your hands fast enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
