I should have made a sign, lol. I will leave the lid up next time. Maybe he will learn to perch there and wa lah, auto potty trained. I WISH.Have you noticed a new sign on the door that says" Fred's Room" Keep out DH? He is so cute sitting up there but lid is suppose to be up if going to potty train. lol
Only way to see what is going on with his wound is to get those feathers out of the way. whether you clip or just wet him then look you need to make sure it looks good and isn't oozing or anything. Be sure to cover with Swat before putting him outside if the area still looks wet to keep the flies off of him.
My drake comes in once in a while to visit, I keep the paper towels and clean up spray handy. He comes in more in off season [when mating season is over] He thinks he is one of the dogs. Has his own bed etc bowl for his morning dog food.
Wound looked great. He is back outside. We drained the pond and he was in heaven. He thought we did it just for him. He was confused at night time lock up but I finally got him in safe and sound.
How precious! I tried to get Fred to come out of the bathroom on his own and I get "don't let that duck walk through this house!"
I would definitely rehome as many males as possible. I know it's hard but separating them is the safest thing for the girls. I would actually pen all of the males and let the girls free range. Let one or two males in occasionally. Good luck.I am really in need of some help with my flock. I have only been a duck mommy for a few months and I am still learning all about them. I have 13 ducks of different breeds (7 male, 6 female). I know my ratios are way off and I have been working on that. I have two dominant male pekins who have taken most of the females. One in particular, Nellie, is the favorite of many of the males. I have had to separate Nellie with her mate, Ollie, so she could get away from all the males. There are two magpie males, Daffy and Buttercup, that love Nellie too. Actually Nellie, Ollie, Daffy and Buttercup are like best buds and are together all the time. Now, since I had to separate Nellie and Ollie together, Daffy and Buttercup are running around their pen and want to be near them so badly. I know this is partially because they want Nellie but also because they want to be with Nellie and Ollie in general. I feel so bad for all them. They seem so confused. I've been thinking long and hard about rehoming 3 of my male pekins so that frees up the other females for Daffy and Buttercup. But my fear is that, even if I rehome the pekins, Daffy and Buttercup will still want Nellie and that will be three males wanting her which I know is bad. I'm just not sure if I'm doing the right thing by separating Nellie and Ollie from their friends. Could anyone please help me with some solutions to this problem? Thank you so much!
Darkish color around the egg? That could be a sign it's rotten. I know it's scary, but the bite really isn't all that bad and can be worth it if you're saving a baby or removing a rotten egg. Good luck.She have been sitting on her egg since May 15th, and still no sound of the baby. I can clearly she she's inside because of the darkish colour around the egg and she's protecing her egg very closely!
The problem is that she is VERY aggressive, hit any other muscovies which enters the muscovy house (even it is the home to all of them!). Anyone who can give me a piece of advice?
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