Gamebird hunter Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hello everyone I need some tips on whistle feeding mallard ducks what age do you start whistle feeding? What age do you put the ducks on the pond how many times a day do you feed? Do you like to put ducks on ponds or small rivers? Thank you very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazzJo Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 You'll probably find your answer if you post in the Gamekeeping and Shoot Management section mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guerini Guy Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hi and welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlander Posted January 29, 2015 Report Share Posted January 29, 2015 Hi and enjoy. Outlander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gamebird hunter Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Ok thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Wot are u talking about 'whistle feeding' ducks? If ur talking about hand feeding while whisting so the ducks eventually follow ur whistle (which is wot i would call whistle feeding) u wil have to feed them atleast once a day/possibly twice to start and feed them every day 7 days a week, it is a massive comitment if ur not a full time keeper. U would usually do this and whistle/feed them away from the pond to drive back, is that wot u had in mind? Been 20 odd years since i reared and released ducks so may be a bit fuzzy on dates but wil be there or there abouts. Generally u put ducks out about 8-10 weeks but they can't actually fly till 14-16 weeks. And u don't want young ducklings near water feathers not waterproof till older, in the wild they get oil? from their mothers during preening If u get a big flood on a river can wash all ur duck downstream, or somtimes even in normal water will float downstreanm naturally. I see u also have a thread on rearing pheasants (ignoring the considerable start up costs brooder huts, pens, feeders etc) ducks are far far easier to rear for the first year or 2 to get ur confidence up, while pheasants will commit mass hari kari for anything ducks are the oppisate and near bloody indestuctable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird hunter Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Yes I am talking about hand feeding whistle feeding thank you very much for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotslad Posted January 30, 2015 Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 Depending the number ur talking about and wot u plan to do with them, (drive them from pond or drive off pond), but unless ur are full time and can commit time to feed them everyday rain hail or shine at the approx time u want to drive them for the next 3-4+ months i would not even think about whistle feeding them. It will give u better birds but is a hell of a work for it I used to work on a pretty decent duck shoot and we just feed the ponds ad lib in the shallows worked fine, after i left numbers increased considerably and they did get lazier and less sporting so they started whistle feeding for a couple of seasons which helped massively, but they ended up going back to feeding the shallows as just too time consuming and that was with a couple of FT keepers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird hunter Posted January 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) Ok thank you very much scotslad Edited January 30, 2015 by Gamebird hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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