Dirty old ducks
Question:
get an electric fence
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I am guessing that the neighbor ducks are ‘clippd’ and flightless. If so – > what material do ducks hesitate to walk upon ? Obviously, no one here is > suggesting that harming the little darlings is a reasonable action. However – > animals with brains the size of stunted hazelnuts often require physical > reinforcement of their lessons as their reasoning ability tends to be on the low > scale. > Someone mentioned Labradors . Their reasoning ability is questionable – but > the ‘rent-a-lab’ program might be just the thing for your home. Have you a > kindly associate who might lend you a lab which you can keep strategically > confined for a few days near the pond approach ? I hate to tether dogs – but we > are talking about ducks. Surely mama duck has taught the offspring about the > angers of a 130 lb labrador . Surely. > Now, another more permanent answer should your neighbor not respond to the > dog-duck-deterrent method – which is what we hope that HE will restrain his pets > in the face of duck-dog – is what can ducks not bear to walk upon or through. Do > they mind sharp shells like like oyster shards ? How about broken walnut husks. > Their feet are tough – but do they navigate a wire four inches off the ground > very well ? > I’d be tempted to resort to the universal dog-b-gone, cat-b-gone, pig-b-gone > (happened and I do not live in a rural area ..) trick of a small electric fence > wire on plastic stakes some 3-4" above the ground. If landscaping is heavy, weave > it around for concealment. > If you feathered neighbors are flight enabled, well. Might try a > biodegradable dish soap in the pond depending upon fishy concerns. Kio – never. > I’m a minow man, myself. I hate to offer candy bars to the local raccoons. > Ever see a duck do laps around the bottom ? Add a quarter cup of > yellow-bottle gold and you will. Look quick becasue they don’t last long. Make > sure it is one of those organic-bio brands. The stuff in ‘insert barnd here’ > wouldn’t be too good – phosphates. Used to have lots of phosphates. I’m not sure > anymore. It’s been a while since I treated a mass-spec machine as a toy. > I’d use a rake to fish ‘em out, too. Just me. > Called my son….He has a bow & arrow for hunting!! Said he would gladly help > me (said he needed the practice). > That really would be a mean thing to do, but I’m at my wits end!!! > Will let you know what and when If get > this problem solved. > Joanne
Response:
You might try a large plastic snake or a plastic owl. They work (for a while) on pigeons. Any chance of getting a pet coon? They love ducks. So do minks, weasles, ferrets, and hawks. You could build an owl nest box and put it by your pond. You might also try the little trick people use on herons: electrified pet fence around the pond. Its just a single wire with harmless 12 volt current running through it. Available at your local hardware store. You could probably hide the wire pretty well in the marginals around your pond. Also, ducks are scared of shotguns. If it were me, I’d have already had me some duck gumbo, yeah chere. Bonne chance. Ed. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Called my son….He has a bow & arrow for hunting!! Said he would gladly help > me (said he needed the practice). > That really would be a mean thing to do, but I’m at my wits end!!! > Will let you know what and when If get > this problem solved. > Joanne
Response:
> buy a duck at your local grocery. cook it. take it over to your > neighbor. dont say a word, just hand it to them. Ingrid
Is that all I have to do to get my neighbors to cook for me 
No, wait, I’m the one with the pond 
-stacy — You’ll see it’s all a show. Keep ‘em laughing as you go. Just remember that the last laugh is on you. – Monty Python _The Life Of Brian_ Millions Consulting Limited
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~Can you borrow a friend’s labrador for a week? ~Tell the neighbor you are taking gourmet cooking and the first recipe is peking duck? ~Find a big old snapping turtle and give him a home. Seriously, there ought to be some kind of regulation in your town or county about nuisance animals. Start writing down every incident and investigate what your rights are as a property owner, then report him ( he doesn’t sound like he is very serious about keeping his ducks out of your pond). good luck! k30a how to cure green water http://hometown.aol.com/k30a/myhomepage/writing.html herons eating your fish? fancy a turtle? need to bag a bullfrog? http://hometown.aol.com/k30a/myhomepage/garden.html
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buy a duck at your local grocery. cook it. take it over to your neighbor. dont say a word, just hand it to them. Ingrid >Please help me …My neighbor has ducks and they are really messing up my yard >and pond. I’ve ask him several times to keep his ducks out of my yard and pond. >He always says "I’ll work on it" but had to put a net over my pond and it looks >terrible!! can’t enjoy my pond …what can I do…..Joanne
List manager- Puregold http://puregold.aquaria.net/ http://drsolo.net Solve the problem, dont waste energy looking for who’s to blame Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the work, endorsements and recommendations I make. And my husband has the bills to prove it!
Response:
Called my son….He has a bow & arrow for hunting!! Said he would gladly help me (said he needed the practice). That really would be a mean thing to do, but I’m at my wits end!!! Will let you know what and when If get this problem solved. Joanne
Response:
I am guessing that the neighbor ducks are ‘clippd’ and flightless. If so – what material do ducks hesitate to walk upon ? Obviously, no one here is suggesting that harming the little darlings is a reasonable action. However – animals with brains the size of stunted hazelnuts often require physical reinforcement of their lessons as their reasoning ability tends to be on the low scale. Someone mentioned Labradors . Their reasoning ability is questionable – but the ‘rent-a-lab’ program might be just the thing for your home. Have you a kindly associate who might lend you a lab which you can keep strategically confined for a few days near the pond approach ? I hate to tether dogs – but we are talking about ducks. Surely mama duck has taught the offspring about the angers of a 130 lb labrador . Surely. Now, another more permanent answer should your neighbor not respond to the dog-duck-deterrent method – which is what we hope that HE will restrain his pets in the face of duck-dog – is what can ducks not bear to walk upon or through. Do they mind sharp shells like like oyster shards ? How about broken walnut husks. Their feet are tough – but do they navigate a wire four inches off the ground very well ? I’d be tempted to resort to the universal dog-b-gone, cat-b-gone, pig-b-gone (happened and I do not live in a rural area ..) trick of a small electric fence wire on plastic stakes some 3-4" above the ground. If landscaping is heavy, weave it around for concealment. If you feathered neighbors are flight enabled, well. Might try a biodegradable dish soap in the pond depending upon fishy concerns. Kio – never. I’m a minow man, myself. I hate to offer candy bars to the local raccoons. Ever see a duck do laps around the bottom ? Add a quarter cup of yellow-bottle gold and you will. Look quick becasue they don’t last long. Make sure it is one of those organic-bio brands. The stuff in ‘insert barnd here’ wouldn’t be too good – phosphates. Used to have lots of phosphates. I’m not sure anymore. It’s been a while since I treated a mass-spec machine as a toy. I’d use a rake to fish ‘em out, too. Just me. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Called my son….He has a bow & arrow for hunting!! Said he would gladly help > me (said he needed the practice). > That really would be a mean thing to do, but I’m at my wits end!!! > Will let you know what and when If get > this problem solved. > Joanne
Response:
Please help me …My neighbor has ducks and they are really messing up my yard and pond. I’ve ask him several times to keep his ducks out of my yard and pond. He always says "I’ll work on it" but had to put a net over my pond and it looks terrible!! can’t enjoy my pond …what can I do…..Joanne
Response:
get an electric fence
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I am guessing that the neighbor ducks are ‘clippd’ and flightless. If so – > what material do ducks hesitate to walk upon ? Obviously, no one here is > suggesting that harming the little darlings is a reasonable action. However – > animals with brains the size of stunted hazelnuts often require physical > reinforcement of their lessons as their reasoning ability tends to be on the low > scale. > Someone mentioned Labradors . Their reasoning ability is questionable – but > the ‘rent-a-lab’ program might be just the thing for your home. Have you a > kindly associate who might lend you a lab which you can keep strategically > confined for a few days near the pond approach ? I hate to tether dogs – but we > are talking about ducks. Surely mama duck has taught the offspring about the > angers of a 130 lb labrador . Surely. > Now, another more permanent answer should your neighbor not respond to the > dog-duck-deterrent method – which is what we hope that HE will restrain his pets > in the face of duck-dog – is what can ducks not bear to walk upon or through. Do > they mind sharp shells like like oyster shards ? How about broken walnut husks. > Their feet are tough – but do they navigate a wire four inches off the ground > very well ? > I’d be tempted to resort to the universal dog-b-gone, cat-b-gone, pig-b-gone > (happened and I do not live in a rural area ..) trick of a small electric fence > wire on plastic stakes some 3-4" above the ground. If landscaping is heavy, weave > it around for concealment. > If you feathered neighbors are flight enabled, well. Might try a > biodegradable dish soap in the pond depending upon fishy concerns. Kio – never. > I’m a minow man, myself. I hate to offer candy bars to the local raccoons. > Ever see a duck do laps around the bottom ? Add a quarter cup of > yellow-bottle gold and you will. Look quick becasue they don’t last long. Make > sure it is one of those organic-bio brands. The stuff in ‘insert barnd here’ > wouldn’t be too good – phosphates. Used to have lots of phosphates. I’m not sure > anymore. It’s been a while since I treated a mass-spec machine as a toy. > I’d use a rake to fish ‘em out, too. Just me. > Called my son….He has a bow & arrow for hunting!! Said he would gladly help > me (said he needed the practice). > That really would be a mean thing to do, but I’m at my wits end!!! > Will let you know what and when If get > this problem solved. > Joanne
Response:
You might try a large plastic snake or a plastic owl. They work (for a while) on pigeons. Any chance of getting a pet coon? They love ducks. So do minks, weasles, ferrets, and hawks. You could build an owl nest box and put it by your pond. You might also try the little trick people use on herons: electrified pet fence around the pond. Its just a single wire with harmless 12 volt current running through it. Available at your local hardware store. You could probably hide the wire pretty well in the marginals around your pond. Also, ducks are scared of shotguns. If it were me, I’d have already had me some duck gumbo, yeah chere. Bonne chance. Ed. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Called my son….He has a bow & arrow for hunting!! Said he would gladly help > me (said he needed the practice). > That really would be a mean thing to do, but I’m at my wits end!!! > Will let you know what and when If get > this problem solved. > Joanne
Response:
> buy a duck at your local grocery. cook it. take it over to your > neighbor. dont say a word, just hand it to them. Ingrid
Is that all I have to do to get my neighbors to cook for me No, wait, I’m the one with the pond -stacy — You’ll see it’s all a show. Keep ‘em laughing as you go. Just remember that the last laugh is on you. – Monty Python _The Life Of Brian_ Millions Consulting Limited
Response:
~Can you borrow a friend’s labrador for a week? ~Tell the neighbor you are taking gourmet cooking and the first recipe is peking duck? ~Find a big old snapping turtle and give him a home. Seriously, there ought to be some kind of regulation in your town or county about nuisance animals. Start writing down every incident and investigate what your rights are as a property owner, then report him ( he doesn’t sound like he is very serious about keeping his ducks out of your pond). good luck! k30a how to cure green water http://hometown.aol.com/k30a/myhomepage/writing.html herons eating your fish? fancy a turtle? need to bag a bullfrog? http://hometown.aol.com/k30a/myhomepage/garden.html
Response:
buy a duck at your local grocery. cook it. take it over to your neighbor. dont say a word, just hand it to them. Ingrid >Please help me …My neighbor has ducks and they are really messing up my yard >and pond. I’ve ask him several times to keep his ducks out of my yard and pond. >He always says "I’ll work on it" but had to put a net over my pond and it looks >terrible!! can’t enjoy my pond …what can I do…..Joanne
List manager- Puregold http://puregold.aquaria.net/ http://drsolo.net Solve the problem, dont waste energy looking for who’s to blame Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the work, endorsements and recommendations I make. And my husband has the bills to prove it!
Response:
Called my son….He has a bow & arrow for hunting!! Said he would gladly help me (said he needed the practice). That really would be a mean thing to do, but I’m at my wits end!!! Will let you know what and when If get this problem solved. Joanne
Response:
I am guessing that the neighbor ducks are ‘clippd’ and flightless. If so – what material do ducks hesitate to walk upon ? Obviously, no one here is suggesting that harming the little darlings is a reasonable action. However – animals with brains the size of stunted hazelnuts often require physical reinforcement of their lessons as their reasoning ability tends to be on the low scale. Someone mentioned Labradors . Their reasoning ability is questionable – but the ‘rent-a-lab’ program might be just the thing for your home. Have you a kindly associate who might lend you a lab which you can keep strategically confined for a few days near the pond approach ? I hate to tether dogs – but we are talking about ducks. Surely mama duck has taught the offspring about the angers of a 130 lb labrador . Surely. Now, another more permanent answer should your neighbor not respond to the dog-duck-deterrent method – which is what we hope that HE will restrain his pets in the face of duck-dog – is what can ducks not bear to walk upon or through. Do they mind sharp shells like like oyster shards ? How about broken walnut husks. Their feet are tough – but do they navigate a wire four inches off the ground very well ? I’d be tempted to resort to the universal dog-b-gone, cat-b-gone, pig-b-gone (happened and I do not live in a rural area ..) trick of a small electric fence wire on plastic stakes some 3-4" above the ground. If landscaping is heavy, weave it around for concealment. If you feathered neighbors are flight enabled, well. Might try a biodegradable dish soap in the pond depending upon fishy concerns. Kio – never. I’m a minow man, myself. I hate to offer candy bars to the local raccoons. Ever see a duck do laps around the bottom ? Add a quarter cup of yellow-bottle gold and you will. Look quick becasue they don’t last long. Make sure it is one of those organic-bio brands. The stuff in ‘insert barnd here’ wouldn’t be too good – phosphates. Used to have lots of phosphates. I’m not sure anymore. It’s been a while since I treated a mass-spec machine as a toy. I’d use a rake to fish ‘em out, too. Just me. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Called my son….He has a bow & arrow for hunting!! Said he would gladly help > me (said he needed the practice). > That really would be a mean thing to do, but I’m at my wits end!!! > Will let you know what and when If get > this problem solved. > Joanne
Response:
Please help me …My neighbor has ducks and they are really messing up my yard and pond. I’ve ask him several times to keep his ducks out of my yard and pond. He always says "I’ll work on it" but had to put a net over my pond and it looks terrible!! can’t enjoy my pond …what can I do…..Joanne
