The Dogmother Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 How sweet Reckon they've escaped from the pens on a shoort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Brilliant ! Strange that someone would have 50 mallards - or perhaps the journalist and 'concerned member of the public' did not know the difference between a mallard and other types of domestic duck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 They're commonly used on shoots; we have just had 500 mallard youngsters delivered at work to grow on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I have to admit I've never quite got used to the idea of growing on birds just for shooting. I know that a lot of shooting does provide food as 'game' but I also know that a lot of birds get wounded (as per that sad episode in Tess of the D'Urbavilles) and it seems odd to me to consider it a 'sport'. My father once got asked to a shoot of pheasants by my uncle who is really into it, and he said it was about as sporting as shooting hens in a farm yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
