twenty Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 A Mandarin duck, in a hollow tree, 15' up......2 eggs at the moment so nowhere near the clutch (9-12) Ducklings will have a good drop to manoeuver ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 It is scary seeing mandarin ducklings and shelduck ducklings emerge from heights. My dad found a dozen shelducks in a four storey Grade II Listed derelict Georgian mansion he bought. The nest was in the box gutter at the top of the house. They had fallen through various holes in the floors and mostly collected in the basement. He scooped them into a mixing bowl and called the RSPCA. They turned up at 5.30pm and the inspector said he’d have to gas them. It was the end of his shift and he couldn’t get them to a welfare centre in time before his driving hours ran out. My dad asked for them back and the guy refused, saying it was a welfare issue if he handed them back. My dad offered to drive them to the centre and it was refused. Unbelievable. They don’t put that on the adverts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted April 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 29 minutes ago, WalkedUp said: It is scary seeing mandarin ducklings and shelduck ducklings emerge from heights. My dad found a dozen shelducks in a four storey Grade II Listed derelict Georgian mansion he bought. The nest was in the box gutter at the top of the house. They had fallen through various holes in the floors and mostly collected in the basement. He scooped them into a mixing bowl and called the RSPCA. They turned up at 5.30pm and the inspector said he’d have to gas them. It was the end of his shift and he couldn’t get them to a welfare centre in time before his driving hours ran out. My dad asked for them back and the guy refused, saying it was a welfare issue if he handed them back. My dad offered to drive them to the centre and it was refused. Unbelievable. They don’t put that on the adverts. That's criminal..........I've no time for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 My mates mrs used to work for the dogs trust a few years back ... One of the reasons she left among others was the fact that they advertise that they never put a healthy dog down Correct they don't ......... they pass them over the the good old RSPCA to do it for them 😈😈 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, hodge911 said: My mates mrs used to work for the dogs trust a few years back ... One of the reasons she left among others was the fact that they advertise that they never put a healthy dog down Correct they don't ......... they pass them over the the good old RSPCA to do it for them 😈😈 thanks for the heads up last donation they get from me getting the rspca to do their dirty work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 11 hours ago, clangerman said: thanks for the heads up last donation they get from me getting the rspca to do their dirty work Yeah I stopped mine to them when she told me .... She also said that the springer I sponsored with monthly direct debit that I signed up to at a country show had been dead for a while but they kept the picture of the animal with its "details" in the folder that they show you to pick out a dog to sponsor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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