Cosd Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 To add to our two family wood pigeon pets which eat us out of house and home in bird seeds, it seems now that we have another addition to the garden collection. It's a brown duck that's about as technical as I can get unfortunately. It seems well enough and happily waddles along but reluctant to fly. It comes to about 6 feet of us to feed on bread but any sudden movement or if you try to get closer it runs off rather than flies off. It looks very healthy and not at all under nourished. So here's the stupid question Do ducks eat fish? I don't want to find he's not just after the bread and he/she is nicking fish from my pond as well. If that's the case and he insists on staying I will start getting a new bed ready for him/her in the oven Cos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 What kind of duck fella?The majority dont eat fish,mallard,teal widgeon etc but goosanders and mergansers do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA-airgunner Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) get it to eat orange's http://birding.about.com/od/birdfeeders/a/What-Do-Ducks-Eat.htm Wild ducks eat a wide range of foods and they are constantly foraging for meals and snacks. Foods ducks eat include: Small fish and fish eggs Snails, worms and mollusks Small crustaceans Grass and weeds Algae and aquatic plants Frogs, salamanders and other amphibians Aquatic and land insects Seeds and grain Small berries or fruits Edited May 16, 2012 by BSA-airgunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) To add to our two family wood pigeon pets which eat us out of house and home in bird seeds, it seems now that we have another addition to the garden collection. It's a brown duck that's about as technical as I can get unfortunately. It seems well enough and happily waddles along but reluctant to fly. It comes to about 6 feet of us to feed on bread but any sudden movement or if you try to get closer it runs off rather than flies off. It looks very healthy and not at all under nourished. So here's the stupid question Do ducks eat fish? I don't want to find he's not just after the bread and he/she is nicking fish from my pond as well. If that's the case and he insists on staying I will start getting a new bed ready for him/her in the oven Cos Brown ducks are common in the Enfield area, and are fond of Koi Carp and Goldfish. They only eat fish once they lose the ability/will to fly. Their favourite nesting site would on or under a Disco, especially one that has not, or rarely goes off road. Edited May 16, 2012 by bakerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Brown ducks are common in the Enfield area, and are fond of Koi Carp and Goldfish. They only eat fish once they lose the ability/will to fly. Their favourite nesting site would on or under a Disco, especially one that has not, or rarely goes off road. Sitting at work with tears of laughter running down my face :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfiem01 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 To add to our two family wood pigeon pets which eat us out of house and home in bird seeds, it seems now that we have another addition to the garden collection. It's a brown duck that's about as technical as I can get unfortunately. It seems well enough and happily waddles along but reluctant to fly. It comes to about 6 feet of us to feed on bread but any sudden movement or if you try to get closer it runs off rather than flies off. It looks very healthy and not at all under nourished. So here's the stupid question Do ducks eat fish? I don't want to find he's not just after the bread and he/she is nicking fish from my pond as well. If that's the case and he insists on staying I will start getting a new bed ready for him/her in the oven Cos Take it round to your mum, she can cook it for you as well as the rabbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 What kind of duck fella?The majority dont eat fish,mallard,teal widgeon etc but goosanders and mergansers do. I don't know what kind, it's a mottled brown quaky thing I didn't think it was a mallard but looking at images on the net it looks similar except on the net it shows brown Mallard with a little blue patch at the back where as the one in my garden has a vivid green patch at the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 We always get a few mallard in the garden this time of year where they are looking to set up a territory from the main pond down the road. Have to fence off our garden pond to stop them ruining it but they only stay for a few weeks (whilst getting fattened up on barley and kitchen scraps!) before they give the whole garden nesting site thing up as a bad job due to the lack of proper water, cats and crows which would hammer the ducklings! FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 you sure its not a canada goose Cosd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 you sure its not a canada goose Cosd? :lol: :lol: :lol: :blush: :unsure: :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 It could well be a hybrid with something. Very few village ponds don't have a splattering of aylesbury, call duck and muscovy in their genetic make up. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 you sure its not a canada goose Cosd? Cos has just PM'd me to enquire whether you meant to say "Canned Goose" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 you sure its not a canada goose Cosd? Cheeky g1t I'm not that stupid, those geese are in Canada not here in the UK :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 or indeed down your way a ring necked parakete, I have on good authority you can make a mean kebab out of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) Philr recently asked how to keep/feed ducks on his flight ponds, perhaps you could give Phil some tips Edited May 16, 2012 by bakerboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 One of my colleagues just walked over asking why I'm crying Even more funny, when I got home the wife and daughter were excited telling me about our new found friend. I looked in panic and said "don't ducks eat fish has it been in the pond?" The wife replies "don't be studpid, ducks eat bread" :lol: Jesus christ, and we want to move to the country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 duck will be fine....fatten it up :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 What kind of duck fella?The majority dont eat fish,mallard,teal widgeon etc but goosanders and mergansers do. You sure on that one bub? - mallard will eat sticklebacks etc - ducks eat a lot more thatn you think - open a few up and you'll be amazed what you find - I remember sitting with my old man cleaning out a few mallards and there were allsorts in there! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) You sure on that one bub? - mallard will eat sticklebacks etc - ducks eat a lot more thatn you think - open a few up and you'll be amazed what you find - I remember sitting with my old man cleaning out a few mallards and there were allsorts in there! :blink: Didnt think they were supposed to fella and seeing that Mallard with a fush is pretty cool. Edited May 16, 2012 by sako751sg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Didnt think they were supposed to fella and seeing that Mallard with a fush is pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Didnt think they were supposed to fella and seeing that Mallard with a fush is pretty cool. I wonder if that's one of my fush's ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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