EmmaGRS
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- May 31, 2021
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!!!warning, a small amount of blood below!!!
I’ve posted something similar already into the ducks forum. I purchased a pair of mandarin ducks last week, they have everything they need and more. The female keeps flying herself into the side of her pen. I know how these birds are, I know they are wild. But she wound jump up into a pale I have out there filled with straw, and just keep flying herself into it head first, over and over at once. It makes me so sad. When she’s not doing that she’s flying herself headfirst everywhere else. The male does not do this, he flies against it but stops himself with his feet. She does it so much she starts bleeding. She’s only done this once before, and then just now today. Here’s an image.
it is not life threatening but I hate to see her do this. Is something wrong in her head? Is she just so deathly afraid? I don’t think she’s scared, she did perfectly fine up until now. She looked crazy just slamming herself into the chick wire. It hurts my heart to see her do this. Any suggestions at all at what I can do? Anything at all is appreciated. Thank you so much in advance
I’ve posted something similar already into the ducks forum. I purchased a pair of mandarin ducks last week, they have everything they need and more. The female keeps flying herself into the side of her pen. I know how these birds are, I know they are wild. But she wound jump up into a pale I have out there filled with straw, and just keep flying herself into it head first, over and over at once. It makes me so sad. When she’s not doing that she’s flying herself headfirst everywhere else. The male does not do this, he flies against it but stops himself with his feet. She does it so much she starts bleeding. She’s only done this once before, and then just now today. Here’s an image.
it is not life threatening but I hate to see her do this. Is something wrong in her head? Is she just so deathly afraid? I don’t think she’s scared, she did perfectly fine up until now. She looked crazy just slamming herself into the chick wire. It hurts my heart to see her do this. Any suggestions at all at what I can do? Anything at all is appreciated. Thank you so much in advance