[goosepimple]

Ha ha, all the way to Cumbria, no there not that good, I like that. 


They do a clumsy fly, not as good as our Muscovy ducks, they don't get up high but we did have a very funny moment at the start - we have a bridge about 3m off the ground over our river (high for rising floods) and as I was walking across it (a scary experience to say the least) one of the geese was coming in to land and just about pushed me off the bridge, with much screaming from my OH to watch out, I had to duck.  Don't know who was in more of a panic - me or the goose.


But yes Anke, I'm with you on this one.


Thanks Daisy's Mum, I'll give it a bit of time (at least to get some good photos  [size=78%]) before we go down that route.[/size]

[jaykay]

Quote from: jaykay on November 15, 2012, 09:45:55 PM
I rounded up the 22 mallards that had taken up resident here, keeping my calls and runners from the food,  and took them over the hill and far away, to be wild again, without handouts  


That takes more restraint than I have - I'd have eaten them.

I did think about it, but they were quite small and I couldn't face plucking them all 

[SallyintNorth]

Quote from: jaykay on November 15, 2012, 09:45:55 PM
I rounded up the 22 mallards that had taken up resident here, keeping my calls and runners from the food,  and took them over the hill and far away, to be wild again, without handouts   


That takes more restraint than I have - I'd have eaten them.

I did think about it, but they were quite small and I couldn't face plucking them all 

Should'a' shouted, I'd'a' come over and helped you cut the breasts out    Never mind, you fed your soul instead 

[goosepimple]

Hmm, wasn't feeding my soul this morning - we just caught 14 big Muscovy males and they've just gone to the gamekeeper.  Another dozen will go in 2 weeks and the next lot in February. Goodbye boys, you had the best life a duck could have 

[goosepimple]

And here he is in all his glory, looking beautiful and making us feel guilty for wanting him to leave....

[deepinthewoods]

mmmm xmas dins!!

[doganjo]

Wow, he IS beautiful.  I can see that they can be a problem - one of my dogs failed a gundog test because of swans - she turned away when sent in for a water retrieve because they were displaying.  I just called her back and told the judge I didn't want her maimed.  He agreed but there wasn't an opportunity to try her again anywhere that day.

Love that photo of all; your birds together.

[goosepimple]

Yes it shows mallards behind the swan, Muscovy ducks in front of, and Steinbacher geese to the right, so you can see, he looks like Royal Yacht Britannia with escorts   

[Anke]

he looks like Royal Yacht Britannia with escorts 

Definitely!
But you do have a fair collection of waterfowl on that pond!

[jaykay]

he looks like Royal Yacht Britannia with escorts

He does - very regal