[m.hubbard]

hi iv bin asked to see if i can get hold of any coot eggs or chicks .
as a friend manages a lake but there. not much waterfowl around so there introducing some
and this is the only bird im not able to get hold of


any help or breeders numbers would be great thanks.m

[micky]

m.hubbard, on Sep 4 2009, 06:00 PM, said:

hi iv bin asked to see if i can get hold of any coot eggs or chicks .
as a friend manages a lake but there. not much waterfowl around so there introducing some
and this is the only bird im not able to get hold of


any help or breeders numbers would be great thanks.m

The coots will get there on there own mate ,and they tend to bully other wildfowl.

[micky]

m.hubbard, on Sep 4 2009, 06:00 PM, said:

hi iv bin asked to see if i can get hold of any coot eggs or chicks .
as a friend manages a lake but there. not much waterfowl around so there introducing some
and this is the only bird im not able to get hold of


any help or breeders numbers would be great thanks.m

The coots will get there on there own mate ,and they tend to bully other wildfowl.

[salclalin]

micky, on Sep 4 2009, 06:05 PM, said:

m.hubbard, on Sep 4 2009, 06:00 PM, said:

hi iv bin asked to see if i can get hold of any coot eggs or chicks .
as a friend manages a lake but there. not much waterfowl around so there introducing some
and this is the only bird im not able to get hold of


any help or breeders numbers would be great thanks.m

The coots will get there on there own mate ,and they tend to bully other wildfowl.

You're right there mate.

[RN-Rabbit-Control]

If I was managing a lake, I'd rather not have them.

[m.hubbard]

cheers for the replys folks i'll pass on that there not a good bird to have .

many thanks .m

[steviemann]

m.hubbard, on Sep 5 2009, 10:17 AM, said:

cheers for the replys folks i'll pass on that there not a good bird to have .

many thanks .m

Nor moorhens :thumbdown: shoot the horible things before they drown all the ducklings :hunter:

[neil cooney]

Excuse my ignorance Stevieman but does this happen??
There's a place I want to rear ducks on that already has a moorhen population.
I've never seen this happen.

[waidmann]

coot and moorhen become pretty agressive when nesting. get rid of them bud.
there are enough places for them to be, just not here :whistling:

[steviemann]

neil cooney, on Sep 6 2009, 07:19 AM, said:

Excuse my ignorance Stevieman but does this happen??
There's a place I want to rear ducks on that already has a moorhen population.
I've never seen this happen.

Yes horrible things become very territorial summertime. End result attacked and drowned duck chicks.
Not to mention the crop damage they do.

[fishfish]

taste good though,i once had coot fahita's!!!

[poacher3161]

fishfish, on Sep 8 2009, 08:06 AM, said:

taste good though,i once had coot fahita's!!!

mmm cooking coots they get every were eventualy.Though herons love eating their chicks.atb dell

[J Darcy]

Personally i think you are rather lucky not having coots on your lake. The coot is a nasty piece of work and highly territorial. I have watched them lots whilst sat on the banks of the local stillwaters. Vis a vis, moorhens , i find to be far less vicious and i must confess i have never seen them attack duckling, though i would obviously never state catagorically that it doesnt happen. Though i do know coots will kill young moorhens. I have a bit of a soft spot for the lime-legged birds actually, and the adult male in breeding condition is a very smart bird indeed......JD

[neil cooney]

Yes I'd believe it if you said Coots but I'm supprised to hear Moorhens will kill Ducklings, but you live and learn.
LOL I use to give out to lads shooting Coots and Moorhens for their young dogs to retrieve, maybe now I'll say nothing.

[steviemann]

neil cooney, on Sep 8 2009, 03:50 PM, said:

Yes I'd believe it if you said Coots but I'm supprised to hear Moorhens will kill Ducklings, but you live and learn.
LOL I use to give out to lads shooting Coots and Moorhens for their young dogs to retrieve, maybe now I'll say nothing.

Contradiction I know but an old mate of mine wont kill a moorhen on his duck pond cos he reckons it's a good indication that no mink are present if he has moorhens.