Anyone know anything about ducks?

mcleod · 27-04-2012, 20:02

i live no where near any ponds / lakes yet for the past 2 days i have had two ducks at the side of my house on the field. can they survive away from water?

Leah-Lacie · 27-04-2012, 20:03

I think they can as long as they have food, Mums friend had some in her garden with no pond

shanes teeth · 27-04-2012, 20:04

I think they can only breathe when they are in water.

papillons1 · 27-04-2012, 20:07

Hi there ive also got 2 ducks on the garden" but its flooded quite bad and resembles a pond. Also a herron what keeps nicking me fish,

helhol · 27-04-2012, 20:08

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Originally Posted by mcleod

i live no where near any ponds / lakes yet for the past 2 days i have had two ducks at the side of my house on the field. can they survive away from water?

i am in netheredge, ground floor flat, and 2 ducks come to my window every day to be fed, i have even called them Rosie and Jim lol, the flats over the road have a pond so i assume they go there but not 100% sure, as for surviving away from water i dont know

DaveGas · 27-04-2012, 20:08

Nice when done crispy in wraps with cucumber and spring onion

Leah-Lacie · 27-04-2012, 20:09

Butlins in Skeggy, theres ducks all over the complex, they just sleep outside the chalets. I know its near the sea like, but I've never seen a duck in the sea

helhol · 27-04-2012, 20:12

i also get foxes too which i feed so i hope the two never meet ,

hellyeah · 27-04-2012, 20:16

sure they dont need water

mcleod · 27-04-2012, 20:20

thanks every one,i've chuked some bread out for them,warburtons of coarse!

Leah-Lacie · 27-04-2012, 20:23

They might have moved out of the rivers and ponds and actually onto dry land because of the rain, if you're nowhere near any water at all they might have come a bit far, but maybe they like you

DaveGas · 27-04-2012, 20:24

They will fly off when ready, dont worry.

mrs grissom · 27-04-2012, 20:25

We have a pair of ducks in the garden most years and we don't have a pond either. They make a bit of a mess with the poop but we don't really mind as I think it's a bit special to have them . The first year they came (2000) they made a nest and hatched eleven ducklings. I rang the RSPB and RSPCA who both said to just leave them alone which we did . One by one the little ducklings were picked off by a fox or something. The mother duck finally waddled off to Graves Park with the last one . No sign of a nest this year sadly.

shanes teeth · 27-04-2012, 20:26

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Originally Posted by mcleod

thanks every one,i've chuked some bread out for them,warburtons of coarse!

Dip the bread in plum sauce and they will become self basting,saving time in the kitchen later.

gnvqsos · 27-04-2012, 20:35

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Originally Posted by mrs grissom

We have a pair of ducks in the garden most years and we don't have a pond either. They make a bit of a mess with the poop but we don't really mind as I think it's a bit special to have them . The first year they came (2000) they made a nest and hatched eleven ducklings. I rang the RSPB and RSPCA who both said to just leave them alone which we did . One by one the little ducklings were picked off by a fox or something. The mother duck finally waddled off to Graves Park with the last one . No sign of a nest this year sadly.

Did you realise that you can get a discount on your council tax if your land is used by the council or their foul?

melthebell · 27-04-2012, 20:42

they quack?

Rich · 27-04-2012, 21:23

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Originally Posted by melthebell

they quack?

Yeah, they're also a bit quackers!

Erm, yeh.. *gets coat*

irenewilde · 27-04-2012, 22:48

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Originally Posted by mcleod

i live no where near any ponds / lakes yet for the past 2 days i have had two ducks at the side of my house on the field. can they survive away from water?

At this time of year when they're pairing up, they wander off all over the place. We had a couple who spent 2 days sitting on a neighbour's roof, well away from any water! I also usually see a couple on a piece of grassland at some nearby flats! They'll soon go if they think they're in any danger or they need something to eat.

Squiggs · 27-04-2012, 23:44

They are birds. They'll be fine. They are just birds that like a swim now and again.

In fact they are probably looking to get dry because despite the saying, I doubt that it is actually "lovely weather for ducks"

melthebell · 28-04-2012, 08:38

seriously though, ducks DONT need to be in water constantly to survive.
when i lived down a small village called staithes there used to be some that would walk up and down the main high street, all in a long line lol