Pet Duck and pigeons

[Diamond dave]

I have a pet duck that walks freely around the garden and also poo's freely around the garden.

Whilst I treat the pigeons fairly regularly for cocci etc I wondered if there was anything the birds could catch from the duck. Can ducks get cocci too?

 

Eventually I am hoping to cross the duck into my pigeons cos they'll do better at swimming the channel than they do flying it !!!!!!

 

D.D.

[Guest Hjaltland]

Dave...

 

Put me on the list for a nest pair off 'em...We could do with some like that up here!

[collect500]

me too i,ll have a pair

               keith

[Dave A]

that would make an interesting meal

duckeon pie lol

[REDCHEQHEN]

I'm sure all birds get cocci, canker etc, I'm sure Bruno will put you right on that

[Guest]

Rose and all

 

when Exotic Newcatle disease was found in three states 3 years ago the Federal Vets came down very heavily on Pigeon Keepers who also kept foul and poultry in the vacinity of their pigeons in fact I think some of them has their pigeons disposed of

[Guest]

During the Exotic Newcatle outbreak, the Federal vets visited every loft with pigeons in the three States involved

[Guest TAMMY_1]

plenty roast chickens and ducks for dinner then

[Diamond dave]

Is EXOTIC newcastles disease the same as the Newcastles disease that we know and is that a disease of the water fowl or of the pigeons.?

 

D.D.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

EVERYTHING OVER THE ATLANTIC  HAS TO BE EXOTIC DAVE

[Dougie]

With Orange sauce, now that's Exotic. lol

[Guest]

think ill duck..out of this question... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

While the question was 'could the pigeons catch anything from the duck' I'd be wondering what the duck could catch from the pigeons! And of course next question: what could they catch from each other?

 

18000 pheasants culled in East Lothian over last weekend due to PMV1, pigeon variant: Newcastle Disease, Exotic Newcastle Disease, call it what you will. Its still a bin case, down to the last feather.

 

End of the day, reckon its down to common sense, keeping the pigeon and the duck 99% apart, no sharing water or feeding areas etc.

 

My main fear would be if things turned belly-up at one of the local poultry farms and the man from the ministry called: think everything with feathers would end up in the bin, pigeons included.

 

 

 

 

[Guest]

Bruno

 

There is a difference between Newcastle and Exotic Newcastle Disease, I'm not tekknikal enough to know the difference.

 

END broke out in three States in America, California, Nevada and Arizona. The Federal Vets went round the states testing the pigeons and there was no racing.  Anyone who refused the Fed Vets access had their pigeons automatically destroyed on the next visit and pigeons were destroyed if the owners kept foul in the same vacinity.

 

BIG BIN TIME AND NO MISTAKE

[Diamond dave]

The problem is, while the pigeons are my "pets" the duck is the family pet and was here before the pigeons.........

Thank you for your serious replies and for making me laugh - I think I will treat the duck for all and sundry from now on and I wont worry about the Newcastle threat (exotic or otherwise) unless it rears its ugly head - Though come to think of it I do know a couple of ugly Geordies.

Thanks again

 

D.D.