Yes, she does seem to be a bit unbalanced. I honestly don't know what the cause might be, but the longer you keep her separate,
the worse the reentry will be for her into the flock. It will eventually settle down, but ducks like chickens do set up a pecking order
and runts will be at the bottom. I have a little girl who is one week behind the other youngest hens, and she took some real nasty neck
nipping and wing pulling, when she entered the main flock. Interestingly she was with the other 2 that were a week older, they got a
little picking on but her's went on for so much longer.
Now she gets put in her place periodically, if she so much as puts a webbed toe out of place, but for the most part, she knows her
rank and does not try to step out of bounds. She will be so happy when the last two additions to our flock arrive in late May. By
August, she will no longer be low rank.
Oh, and get them off the raw spinach. Not a good addition to duck fodder. Turnip greens, baby bok choy, kale,peas and such,
Spinach has Calcium in it but for some reason inhibits calcium intake to the body.
If you have dandelion greens or you are willing to make sprouts, those are good ducky foods as well.
Best of luck,
Liz
the worse the reentry will be for her into the flock. It will eventually settle down, but ducks like chickens do set up a pecking order
and runts will be at the bottom. I have a little girl who is one week behind the other youngest hens, and she took some real nasty neck
nipping and wing pulling, when she entered the main flock. Interestingly she was with the other 2 that were a week older, they got a
little picking on but her's went on for so much longer.
Now she gets put in her place periodically, if she so much as puts a webbed toe out of place, but for the most part, she knows her
rank and does not try to step out of bounds. She will be so happy when the last two additions to our flock arrive in late May. By
August, she will no longer be low rank.
Oh, and get them off the raw spinach. Not a good addition to duck fodder. Turnip greens, baby bok choy, kale,peas and such,
Spinach has Calcium in it but for some reason inhibits calcium intake to the body.
If you have dandelion greens or you are willing to make sprouts, those are good ducky foods as well.
Best of luck,
Liz