Beth99 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Hi, Has anyone got any ideas how to stop my 2 month old ducks sitting on the step by the backdoor all day, waiting for us to come out? They have full roam of the garden but are not making use of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 The only way you could stop this is to put them in a pen on the grass so they cant get out and come to the back door they sound very tame they are creatures of habit and get into a routine of doing things leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Sorry not helpful but that sounds gorgeous. My parents' ducks used to do that too. I love ducks but I think they're too noisy for suburbia. When I was a teen I had a muscovy duck that was very sweet but hated my grandmother and would chase her away! I have some great memories of that, my Nan wasn't impressed. She (the duck) would wander into the house and would only lay eggs in our neighbours' garage. I'm sure that was deliberate as the woman was very Margo Ledbetter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Sorry, had to laugh when I read your post. Our chickens used to that..,...literally all piled onto our door mat, waiting for me to come out with teatime treats, sometimes waiting 2-3 hours! Now they have had their free ranging restricted, they wait by the gate in their paddock for hours on end instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth99 Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Thanks for the comments, think we will end up fencing them in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Sorry not helpful but that sounds gorgeous. My parents' ducks used to do that too. I love ducks but I think they're too noisy for suburbia. When I was a teen I had a muscovy duck that was very sweet but hated my grandmother and would chase her away! I have some great memories of that, my Nan wasn't impressed. She (the duck) would wander into the house and would only lay eggs in our neighbours' garage. I'm sure that was deliberate as the woman was very Margo Ledbetter. Hello patsylabrador. Why don't you get two little boy call ducks. Drakes can live well together unlike cockerels and it is the girl call ducks that make the noise. The boys are very quiet - quieter than chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth99 Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Do you think we should have a drake and two ducks? We would like more eggs but dont know what type of duck to go for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Hi Beth what breed are your ducks and do you know what sex they are yet leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth99 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 I have two month old indian runner crossed with call duck. One male One female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 You can put any breed of ducks together as long as you dont have little call duck girls with a great big drake so if you can find some ducks that are defo girls you can add them to yours you dont really want more than one drake as you would find it hard to rehome them as "Ooops, word censored!"ody wants them and they are sex pests in breeding season leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth99 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 thankyou for your help Will get another girl i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I have two month old indian runner crossed with call duck. Raises the same sort of puzzlement as those Lab/ Daxy crosses that one sees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
