I bet they were confused, and being so protective of their young probably would have loved to have taken those babies off your hands. My gander use to love the lil ducklings that hatched here. He was a better parent to them than their moms.
But if you don't have a way to fence in your property I don't think you would want a gander. They don't know how to be nice to people they don't know an perceive as a threat to their girls, you'd be run out of the state by your neighbors. lol He'd be chasing cars and trucks kids on bikes. it...
Me too losing 2 ducks this year to laying problems and feeding a good wholesome diet don't want to do anything to make matters worse..
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I think she was sad he got killed but still had the attitude I'll get another drake right away. Reason for calling us. I think some people just don't know the best way to protect their animals, she said she wanted them to be free well that nice I let mine free range but not at night when preds...
She wanted a drake because her lone female was calling for her mate. She also told me that she had to give up the remaining chickens she had because raccoons got into her pen and killed most of them, not a place you want to send an animal I would feel like I was sending him to his death. I saw...
I imagine, awhile back I told my dh I should try to find homes for 2 of my drakes, well right after I said this a woman my dh knows from where he use to work calls him on his cell, says her drake got his head bit off and wondered if we had a drake for sale, I mean drakes are a dime a doz to some...
What happened to your duck? I remember when you were hatching. Mine like watermelon/ grapes but I have to bite into then then hand out, kale, romaine/ cabbage. collards/ they don't like pumpkin or cantaloup haven't tried honey dew. did try carrots, naw didn't like them either. apples they...
It's something that has to grow on them. Mine just nibble on it it's not something they spend alot of time in front of. so just leave it out they'll warm up to it, as you know anything different takes time. Even my chickens will go over and peck on it. Having 32 makes a big difference in when...
It's probably a good thing, snapping turtles really can put a hurting on water fowl even as adults after reading and seeing pics of ducks and geese that have been atacked I see snappers every time I see a pond now. I always admire ponds when I see them though. Mine love their pools so that makes...
They are too spoiled!! wow that's alot of wild life I do enjoy seeing them all too as long as they stay away from my flock, yesterday there were 2 beautiful red tail hawks hanging around gosh they were so pretty but they are stalking my flock, that I don't like but I won't try to hurt or kill...
Sam would bite anyone who came near his girls. but if they are all out together and someone drives up they run for their lives. I don't dare let them out if I know were going to have company, Sammy will bite. Don't want a law suit.
Do you have neighbors? how do they feel about the girls?