Help! My Neighbor’s Pet Ducks Won’t Stay Out Of My Garden Fountain…?
I recently bought a little fountain to put in my flower bed and my neighbor’s pet ducks will not stay out of it! They filth it up, and clog the pump with the filth they get in the water. I’ve been researching online to see what I can do, and the best thing I’ve found is a liquid fence repellent. I’m leary of spending $80 bucks on something I don’t know will work. I tried putting hot sauce in the water, thinking they may not like it, but they don’t seem to care. They’re also nipping my flower buds and blooms off. I’ve asked my neighbors to try to keep them in their yard, but they either can’t, or don’t care. Short of having duck for dinner, I’m not sure what else to do. Also, I’m fearful that the duck repellent will scare the birds away from my feeders. Any suggestions would be appreciated! I don’t want to do anything to hurt them since they are some what “pets”, but they need to stay out of my fountain and flower beds!
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Add some poison to the water. Let the ducky drinks and fall sick. That way your neighbour will get the message.
What golf courses do to keep a lot of ducks or geese out of the water hazards is string fishing line over it in grids. The line is nearly invisible so it’s not ugly to look at. You could string fishing line somehow over your fountain, the ducks would be discouraged and not be able to get in. I feel for you, but also feel bad for the ducks cause they do not have proper care.
Go talk to your neighbor about the ducks, they should have to restrain the somehow.
Get a dog, scare the little buggers off.
Put a fountain in your neighbors yard!!! Sounds like they need water.
Talk to your neighbor again, and tell them if they don’t keep their ducks at home you are going to contact animal control. Check your local laws, also, since odds are really good that there are codes concerning pets or livestock being allowed on a neighbors property.
To keep them out you can try stringing fishing line tied to posts around so that the ducks can’t get through to the water or garden. Or see about putting up a small fence, then bring the receipt over to the neighbor and say you want compenstation since they can’t keep their cruddy ducks at home.