little bugs crawling on ducks

[pnbrock]

what are these little bugs look like minature dragon fly larva?.i dont like cleaning ducks and find them crawling on me after.

[lorneparker1]

lice!!!

Lorne

[field marshal]

Bird lice I'm afraid!!! Just part of the overall experience! Usually not too bad on the northern birds!---Cheers----Field marshal.

[Crazy_Farmer]

I always like trying to flick them off birds. They weave in and out of the feathers. Like tiny insects. Look hard enough they're on a lot of the birds you shoot.

[Big Lew]

Bird lice I'm afraid!!! Just part of the overall experience! Usually not too bad on the northern birds!---Cheers----Field marshal.

x2....just flick them off, they don't normally create a problem like head lice.

[shadow1982]

umm this year in particular i am noticing lots and lots of them...

[303Brit]

They're only on the dirty local sh!t ducks ;) no like others said just bird lice nbd

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[pnbrock]

gross maybe a bath with raid before cleaning.

[pnbrock]

not to mention the little buggers are near bullet proof,try squishing them they are tough!

[bigshooter]

Just eat them they couldn't taste much worse then the duck.

[Crazy_Farmer]

I love deer hunters who post on duck topics haha

[lorneparker1]

Just eat them they couldn't taste much worse then the duck.

Ill take a strap of corn fed lards over your big stinky rutted up mulie any day!!.

Lorne

[bigshooter]

You have me with the corn fed part, I only know the ducks from the Cowichan flats, fish fed. Just kidding anyways.

[Steeleco]

I had a couple of ducks handed me a week or so back, it was the first time I'd seen the little buggers too. Was no short supply of them either.

[Mr. Dean]

Ya gotta be careful with them.


If you get infested, they're a BIATCH to rid of. :shock:
Good news though,,,, they won't kill ya.

Just climb up your ear canals, roost in your navel, explore your eye folds, shit in your hair and tickle your nose (waaaay the hell up there), all when youz is asleep.
You'll need regular grooming like a chimpanzee. :lol:

[Ian F.]

once your birds are dead, and cooling they leave... I age all my birds in my extremely high tech, temperature controlled aging chamber....my bbq! They leave quick.....

Now fleas from fox trapping.....that's always a good story!

Ian

[303Brit]

once your birds are dead, and cooling they leave... I age all my birds in my extremely high tech, temperature controlled aging chamber....my bbq! They leave quick.....

Now fleas from fox trapping.....that's always a good story!

Ian

I think we need a new thread box fox ticks ;)

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[Nickchee]

Ya, hang em over night and roll up your sleeves when you're pluckin em and you'll be fine.

[blindman]

Way better than rice breast!

[heyblast]

Just cook them with the duck extra protien.

[longshot]

Those little dumb bugs never die... I swear its impossible to kill them. Usually only found on October locals?? Like on those tanned mallards and rock solid honkers. Once the rains/winds come and the northern lards and lessers push in, I dont usually see many bugs on those guys.