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whippet08
Joined: 18 Jun 2008
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 Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:30 am Post subject: ducks gone walkies |
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| hi all after building a duck house that ive put on a island that is in the middle of our pond,i purchased two kahki campbell i left them in there overnight and let them out this morning they now are nowhere too be seen, there are many bushes around the field that the pond is in,whats the chances of them coming back to the pond/house will they come back? any help would be great |
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Pekinout
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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Location: Cornwall
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:52 am Post subject: |
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I'd have kept them in a temporary small run attached to the house for a few days first before letting them roam free, but they may come back. Ducks aren't the brightest buttons in the pack LOL
Good luck! |
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CP
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Location: Hampshire
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:04 am Post subject: |
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Hope they return for you whippet.  |
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whippet08
Joined: 18 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:09 am Post subject: |
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| yea wish i had now,just hope when it gets dark they may go too the house,oh well got two lovely eggs from them,what a buzz too see fresh eggs not in a egg box.anyone else had a similar situation, and did they come back |
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Welsh Duck
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Location: Herefordshire/Welsh Border
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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| You will be lucky if they do come back I'm afraid as they have yet to learn where home is. Some Khakis can fly. |
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whippet08
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| well theyve turned up at last,hope they go in house,so i can lock it up,cheers everyone |
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Teasal
Joined: 18 Jun 2008
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Location: High Peak Derbyshire
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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Good to hear they have returned! I would keep them in a few days, or at least in an enclosed pen next to their house, so they realise just where their new home is.
I hope they have gone in for you! |
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Pekinout
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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Location: Cornwall
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I used to keep my ducks in (once they know where home is) until after 10am, ducks don't usually lay after then, and it kept the eggs clean as they'd lay in their house in the clean straw. Well as clean as a duck's house could be lol |
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whippet08
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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| ive now built a pen for them, will keep them there a couple of weeks,also how many handfulls of layers pellets should i be giving them,and should i refridgerate the eggs or not |
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whippet08
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| Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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heres there home
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Welsh Duck
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:04 am Post subject: |
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They are lucky ducks  |
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crazypianolady
Joined: 26 Mar 2008
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Location: Nottinghamshire
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:33 am Post subject: |
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WOW!!! They are some very lucky ducks!  |
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whippet08
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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| cheers hope so, apart from layers pellets what else can i feed them? |
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Welsh Duck
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:19 am Post subject: |
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| They will probably enjoy a bit of wheat as a treat |
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whippet08
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| Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:47 am Post subject: |
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cheers
rich |
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