- Oct 26, 2016
- 81
- 105
- 141
I have 2 young ducks, one cayuga, one rouen, both males. They love each other so much and are always side by side. I also have 4 dogs. 3 yorkies and 1 pit/lab mix. My pups grew up with the ducks and have never harmed them. All of a sudden my only female (pit/lab) attacked one. She only goes after the rouen because he gave her attention. The cayuga ignores her and she leaves him alone. I think she was trying to play with him and I hope I'm not wrong. My husband thinks she wanted to kill him. She grabbed him by the neck and ran around with him. We got him as quickly as possible. She punctured his neck and I'm really worried. I cut away a lot of his feathers on his neck, gave him a warm bath, and packed the cut with antibiotic ointment. I locked then both in the coop for the day. But now I'm getting more worried because he won't eat. I brought them inside tonight (in the garage) to keep a close eye on him. I'm not sure what else to do. I'm getting more and more worried about him. And I'm not sure what to do about my dog. My husband wants to get rid of her. I don't but I also want my ducks to free range. Please help.