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post #1 of 14
7/31/12 at 10:52am
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My two pekin ducks, Johnny and Baby, tend to wag their tails a lot, why? Is it happiness like a dog? Being annoyed like a cat? A mystery? Also they stand up really tall and shake their wings a little from time to time, why do they do that?D.gif a little like that, but a duck and still in a standing position.

 

I doubt it's something bad, I'm just a little curious...

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post #2 of 14
7/31/12 at 11:17am

My Muscovies do the tail wagging also, so here is a link to why ducks wag their tails. https://www.google.com/#hl=en&gs_nf=1&gs_mss=Why%20do%20ducks%20wag&tok=jE30rQod-TPGP_yOtkO6FQ&cp=28&gs_id=34&xhr=t&q=Why%20do%20ducks%20wag%20their%20tails&pf=p&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&oq=Why+do+ducks+wag+their+tails&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=b312ad3a89945629&biw=1440&bih=767
 

http://www.chickmoorman.com/swArticleducks.html


Edited by Miss Lydia - 7/31/12 at 11:20am

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

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post #3 of 14
7/31/12 at 11:31am

Who can know the mind of a duck? idunno.gifMaybe it just feels good.

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post #4 of 14
7/31/12 at 11:36am

Ducks do so many things that I do not understand... It is such curious behavior to me. While I know that behvaior various between duck species, dos anyone know if there is some sort of duck behavior catalog list or something like that? I always want to know what my ducks are doing and what it means..

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post #5 of 14
8/2/12 at 3:59pm
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Thanks for the help!

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post #6 of 14
8/2/12 at 9:57pm

my ducks seem to be happy when they wag their tails and it's funny, our dog runs up to the fence and barks and they almost seem to bark back at her...they turn to face her and open their beaks like they're going to let out this big roar!

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post #7 of 14
8/2/12 at 10:24pm

Standing tall and flapping their wings ... having a good stretch wink.png

 

 

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post #8 of 14
8/3/12 at 5:59am
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Standing tall and flapping their wings ... having a good stretch wink.png

I thought so at first but they mostly do it when something they like happens. Like jumping into their pool, being given tomato, stuff like that I'm starting to wonder if it's maybe excitement.

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post #9 of 14
8/3/12 at 1:12pm

I call it the "I'm okay" wing flap.  My runners do it when they get outdoors in the morning, after I have held them or medicated them, after a scary encounter and things have settled down, or just to let the world know, hey, I am okay.

 

 

They wag their tails when they are content, which is often.  

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post #10 of 14
8/4/12 at 12:32am
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Who can know the mind of a duck? idunno.gif

I'm going to hazard a guess at this one .... (in no particular order)

 

~ food

~ mealworms

~ water

~ mealworms

~ swimming

~mealworms

~ mating

~ mealworms

~ sleeping

~ frozen peas

 

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