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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
    • Talley, Carmarthenshire
How to catch a duck?
« on: September 17, 2013, 08:41:29 am »
One of my new ducks has a bad leg but it won't come off the pond so I can't check it out. The pond is also down a steep slope so not easy access.


Will a fishing net catch it and if so can anyone recommend one?
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doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
    • Clackmannanshire
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Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2013, 09:52:23 am »
I can lend you a duck catcher - Allez  :innocent:
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sokel

  • Joined Jun 2012
    • S W northumberland
Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2013, 10:03:05 am »
Will it not come off the pond for Corn ?  ours are on the river most of the day but as soon as I get a bucket of corn they are up on the bank within seconds
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Graham

Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
    • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2013, 10:56:58 am »
The others all come off for corn and bread but this one is injured and I think the trip up the bank is just too much for her  :(
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doganjo

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    • Clackmannanshire
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Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2013, 11:21:37 am »
I think a net with a long handle would work - if she stayed still long enough.  Hope the pond isn't deep or you could be swimming out to the island to pick her up  :innocent:
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sokel

  • Joined Jun 2012
    • S W northumberland
Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2013, 11:25:20 am »
Can you get hold of a landing net off a fisherman ? throw the grains to the edge and catch with the net. I have managed this once on the river with an injured wild mallard
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Graham

Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
    • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2013, 12:07:32 pm »
I think I might buy a landing net. I am sure will need to use it in the future for something.
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Backinwellies

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Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2013, 04:19:27 pm »
Now there is the start of a new thread ....... 101 ideas for a landing net!!   :innocent:
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Clansman

  • Joined Jul 2013
  • Ayrshire
Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2013, 04:37:37 pm »
Where does it go once it gets dark outside?

maybe some midnight ninja action is required  ;D
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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
    • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2013, 05:36:26 pm »
Somehow it has managed to get out of the pond. I am hoping I can entice her and the other ducks into their new home tonight. Corn and bread at the ready
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sokel

  • Joined Jun 2012
    • S W northumberland
Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2013, 12:05:55 pm »
Did you catch her ?
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Graham

Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
    • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2013, 01:22:10 pm »
She managed to get out of the pond herself although not sure how.
I already have a small net for catching tiddlers so, as she can't move around on land very quickly I managed to get the net over her head so that I could get hold of her and put her in the duck house at night.
Done it 2 nights running now. I am hoping she might get the message soon.
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doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
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Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2013, 01:41:41 pm »
How's her leg?
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Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
    • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: How to catch a duck?
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2013, 01:56:30 pm »
To be honest i am not sure which part of her is the problem but think it must be her leg as she flops down all the time. When she is on the water you can't tell the difference.
She is eating well though so there doesn't seem to be any other problems.
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