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mahina

(20,863 posts) Mon Mar 28, 2022, 04:36 AM Mar 2022

Ducks have got to go [View all]

Last edited Tue Mar 29, 2022, 07:12 AM - Edit history (2)

Tl/dr: I’d rather discuss duck crap than Smith/Rock.
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A pair of what I think are hybrid mallards appeared nearby about two months ago and of course now we have baby ducks. They crap everywhere including in the pool. Bacteria from their crap on the pool can make people esp kids sick. Dogs get sick from their crap on land. I wonder about the effects on species in the nearby ocean from their crap washing downstream. The monk seals are badly affected by cat crap already.

The ducks interbreed with native Koloa ducks and make the rare Hawaiian species even more threatened.

They are cute and they deserve to live as much as anybody but they have to get out of here. So far nobody has offered to take them home. When they are moved they come back.

I don’t know what to do to get rid of them. Has to be humane and can’t spread species that don’t belong here.

I’m calling Hawaii fish and wildlife in the morning for advice but wondered if you folks had any ideas.

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Ducks have got to go [View all] mahina Mar 2022 OP

apartment I lived in, put in the fake alligator. it sits in the pool, its tail waving back & forth Demovictory9 Mar 2022 #1

more Demovictory9 Mar 2022 #2

Thanks. Did it work? mahina Mar 2022 #3

A real alligator would work better. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2022 #4

Hokay mahina Mar 2022 #5

not sure. they removed it. The kids kept messing with it. Demovictory9 Mar 2022 #6

One day those kids will go to Florida. The result won't be pretty. FSogol Mar 2022 #9

JHC hlthe2b Mar 2022 #7

Non-native ducks are a real problem in Hawaii NickB79 Mar 2022 #31

I don't doubt that, just as on occasion, introduced snakes are. Notify HI Fish & Wildlife. hlthe2b Mar 2022 #32

I'm just as much a fan of exterminating free-roaming cats for the damage they do NickB79 Mar 2022 #33

Seriously, decoy Owl or decoy Swans will scare away ducks. Emile Mar 2022 #8

Are you sure? mahina Mar 2022 #19

Google Swan Decoys scare ducks away Emile Mar 2022 #22

Ah, to have such problems. Meanwhile, we're freezing our behinds off on the east coast Vinca Mar 2022 #10

So I am reading your post this am without my glasses Horse with no Name Mar 2022 #12

That would be really remarkable mahina Mar 2022 #13

I've heard of pigs flying, but cows???? ROFL. Vinca Mar 2022 #14

Sorry mate. mahina Mar 2022 #18

Don't know the deets, but it sounds like an invasive species... Wounded Bear Mar 2022 #11

I understand. mahina Mar 2022 #16

These are migratory birds and covered under Federal law. Only HI Fish & Wildlife can deal with this hlthe2b Mar 2022 #35

Capture and cage them, feed them and eat the eggs. panader0 Mar 2022 #15

How do you catch them? mahina Mar 2022 #17

U tube has several videos about capturing ducks. panader0 Mar 2022 #20

I need a new project mahina Mar 2022 #26

Any private "nuisance animal control" companies in your town? GoCubsGo Mar 2022 #21

Good idea thank you mahina Mar 2022 #25

See my post above yours #35. You are advising something against Federal law. hlthe2b Mar 2022 #36

You just need to get to know them better... Fozzledick Mar 2022 #23

Man I forgot all about that mahina Mar 2022 #27

Not sure what this duck problem is, but he seems to be looking for something! Emile Mar 2022 #24

Slightly hilarious mahina Mar 2022 #28

I'd rather discuss duck-crap, too Hekate Mar 2022 #29

Hey sis mahina Mar 2022 #42

If they're non-native and threatening native species, they have to be killed NickB79 Mar 2022 #30

Only the state wildlife department is authorized to deal w this. They are protected under Federal hlthe2b Mar 2022 #34

I never said I shoot cats or dogs NickB79 Mar 2022 #38

Authorized science-driven Fish & Wildlife agencies using reviewed population control measures hlthe2b Mar 2022 #39

Who wants to sound macho? NickB79 Mar 2022 #40

Turns out no mahina Mar 2022 #37

They're good all crispy with Hoisin sauce Hekate Mar 2022 #41