So this is the second time that unexpected poultry has landed in my lap, but I'm not complaining 
My daughters and I were in a local park today and saw a duck who was looking kind of tattered, dirty feathers, a couple small cuts on bill and foot, and one bad eye. It was there in the morning, and still in the same place when we went back later in the afternoon. I thought it was a sick/injured wild duck and thought I'd get it to a rehabber, but then one of my duck friends told me that it looks a lot like one of her Khaki Campbell hens that she had. Since I caught her at the end of the day, I only have this one pic at the moment, but it's a pretty good profile shot. It is pretty friendly, didn't mind us close, but preferred us not to touch. When we walked away, it would follow us and look at us while making soft questioning sort of sounds as if expecting something from us. It was relaxed around us, fairly easy to catch, never attempted to fly, and seemed like even though instinct was telling it to go into the lake, it was very reluctant and stayed on dry land as if it was afraid of the water.
Is it a domestic, or should I still be getting a hold of a rehabber for a wild duck? And if it is a domestic, what breed, and is it male or female?
My daughters and I were in a local park today and saw a duck who was looking kind of tattered, dirty feathers, a couple small cuts on bill and foot, and one bad eye. It was there in the morning, and still in the same place when we went back later in the afternoon. I thought it was a sick/injured wild duck and thought I'd get it to a rehabber, but then one of my duck friends told me that it looks a lot like one of her Khaki Campbell hens that she had. Since I caught her at the end of the day, I only have this one pic at the moment, but it's a pretty good profile shot. It is pretty friendly, didn't mind us close, but preferred us not to touch. When we walked away, it would follow us and look at us while making soft questioning sort of sounds as if expecting something from us. It was relaxed around us, fairly easy to catch, never attempted to fly, and seemed like even though instinct was telling it to go into the lake, it was very reluctant and stayed on dry land as if it was afraid of the water.Is it a domestic, or should I still be getting a hold of a rehabber for a wild duck? And if it is a domestic, what breed, and is it male or female?
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. Couldn't help but notice his feet are pointed inwards/Overlapped, Does he walk funny?
