I do not clip wings either. We asked my hubbys dad(an old timey farmer who had raised every animal) and did what he said.DO not feed them till you want them in the pen. If they have never been in the pen you may need to lure them there with watermelon or tomatoes or corn or whatever TREAT they like. We have a bamboo duck stick ,NOT for beating but used like a shepherd would. We also find that coming behind them with airplane arms is great for herding them .The first few times get the help of some other animal lover to help in the steering process. We did this and now if we DONT get them put away they come LOOKING for us! Ours go in around supper time to the caged in area where they get watch me pour fresh( egg laying )food in a HUGE flower saucer and add FRESH water to another. Fresh straw is also something they LOVE and come running to! The straw goes in the duck house but we do not lock them into the house til WE are ready for bed or sometime after dark The fenced area has a chicken wire ceiling and is a giant dog kennel. This gives them time to eat .They get at LEAST two hours of eating and drinking time. We LOCK up the duck house for extra protection at night and FIRST thing in the morning let them out. Do not delay as they can get noisy! Good luck and get Quacking! tanya

LOL Kendra.....with a name like that I wondered if you were pulling my chains. But, I trusted you and looked it up. I wish! I think I am out of its territory and although it sure looked a lot like the picture I got such a brief sighting, it was certainly not careful enough to substantiate a bird who is not typically found this far north. Another reason I felt like such a ding-bat is my husband has built at least ten duck nest boxes for a friend...... and what on earth did I even think nested in those? I just know they were searching for a cavity because we keep our scraggly cavity laden trees for the cavity dwelling birds since we have enough acreage we also have room for the 'pretty' ones.

jemdandy, here in Minnesota I heard it told a bit different. The question is: Why do the ducks fly upside down over Iowa?....... There's nothing worth cr@ping on. Ron

Jilly - I love that sofa you posted. I had to look at this fabric at link again though to understand it was same fabric. It’s 53.94” wide with pattern repeats of 53.94 horizontal & 24.4 vertical. Had to think on it for a bit. So one goose / duck is 53.94” wide & 24.4” tall, yes? Almost life sized for a duck! 😊