That's supposed to be "mating pair" not "matins pail"! I wasn't trying to
create a new breed of duck!
"Tom Puskar" wrote in message
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This may sound like a silly question, but do ducks eat goldfish?
I had two (a matins pail, I think) ducks visit our yard this afternoon.
They dined for a while on the droppings from my bird feeders. then they
spotted my pond and decided to take a swim. They dived down but I didn't
see them come up with any fish. The pond has about 20 gold fish and its a
regular preform about 18 inches deep.
I enjoyed watching the ducks but don't want them eating my fish. Should I
encourage them to stop by or scare them away? They didn't seem to scared
on my 100 lb dog who found them to be a curiosity. They didn't fly away
until he got about 15 feet away.
Any comments?
Thanks.
Tom in Howell, NJ
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