pattyhatcher
Chirping
- Sep 1, 2015
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I have just one female Peking duck. Long story short, we live in Orange County, CA where nobody has ducks so this is my first. We live on a little man made lake. We rescued Daffy when she appeared to be a few days old, She was abandoned by her mom and not able to get out of the lake. We tried to bring her back to the lake when she was older, but she got attacked by something and required over 30 stiches and went blind in one eye. Two years later, she is a total house duck. We do have a pool where she can swim. Many duck do waddle across the street every day because we feed them but Daffy has no interest in other ducks. We have tried to socialize her for two years and have pretty much given up. She loves people though. We have brought her up more like a dog. She has three dog beds, she sleeps inside every night. During the day we play with her and swim with her in the pool. She get's a lot of love and attention all the time. We have done all the research to feed her everything she needs to be healthy. We have diapers for her and she watches TV every night on the couch with us. She is absolutely spoiled rotten. She loves to be held and cuddled, well at least until about a week and a half ago. She was having egg laying issues. We took her to 2 vets. Unfortunately there are really no vets within 75 miles that frequently see ducks. We have upped the calcium and vitamin D and done everything they suggested. She has now not layed an egg in about 3 weeks. Before this she was laying an egg in her bed every morning. After her last visit to the vet she has not wanted to be picked up or pet. She is pecking at us and even her beds and the furniture. She has completely changed overnight. Any ideas? Also any ideas why she is not laying eggs. Sorry for the long post but it is heartbreaking her total change in behavior. I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks so much!