Boil...leave or lance?

Aww, what a little cutie!! Yeah, sounds like he's imprinted on you for sure. ;) Markings/colors on ducklings almost never tell you their sex, only in a couple breeds. The only way to tell is by vent-sexing (which should be done by someone experienced since you can injure them if it is not done properly), or simply waiting until it's a little older to voice-sex the little one. I'm glad he/she has caught up to the size of the others, you must be doing a great job raising him! I'm sure he/she would be much happier with a buddy, though. Have you thought of maybe snatching one of the other ducklings to be a friend for this guy? Might be hard at first for the other one since it's used to being with mom, but ducklings always do better with friends.

I haven't tried to catch one of the other little guys but I have been putting Manu outside near them about 5 times a day. He does not seem interested at all.
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I have a Khaki Campbell that is on a huge nest and she is just about ready to start having eggs hatch. When she leaves the nest with her offspring, I will be collecting the remaining eggs to put under a heat lamp for 5 days. There are always new hatchings when I do this. So he/she probably will end up with a friend or two.. or three. LOL I always strive to get any duckling outside into the duck world with the others but it sometimes takes alot of time before they are willing to even try to live the normal duck life.
 
Ah, ok! Yes, it's usually pretty hard to integrate them back in with other ducks when they have to be hand-raised alone at the beginning. Well, I wish you luck in getting this guy some buddies soon! Hopefully he'll realize he's a duck. ;)

I have one I had to hand-raise alone a couple years ago (she's the one in my avatar, actually). I kept her next to my other ducks as she grew up, but they just did not want to accept her. She also has a leg issue, which didn't help I think. Anyway, it took quite a long time but I was finally able to integrate her in with my other ducks. This year she has taken over the roll as flock leader! She keeps everyone in line, but still runs to me for snuggles every day. Pretty cute. ^-^
 
Ahhhh wow.. that is really great! She still comes to you which is awesome. My little
Fido last year spent 3 weeks with me but one day he decided to go with the other ducks and ducklings and he never came back to me. Actually he turned out to be a she and she is the one on that nest of eggs I was telling you about.
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I think ducks are just sooooo wonderful. Many people think they are stupid but they are NOT stupid at all. They make great pets.
Cannot imagine life without ducks.

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