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I tend to not believe that they learn by repetition. Because EVERY time I leave the deck, he charges me and EVERYTIME I grab his beak until he relaxes. This happens every morning and EVERYTIME I go into the yard throughout the day. I thought for sure by the 4th or 5th time he would have...

Stan, Pedro, Ollie and Louis. All white crested drakes. Love them!

Good advice. I have only tried the mounting thing two times. I grab him, push his body to the ground and sit over the top of him just so he can feel that I am there, but not with any pressure. The babies run from me, I guess we didn't hold them enough when they were tiny. If I have food...

We have a 2 month old crested who keeps getting pecked at by the lead drake in our flock. We paint him blue with Blu-Kote which we found at a farm supply place. It is a wound care ointment and also keeps the drake off him because they can't see blue. If ducks see red, they will keep...

I had two male white crested a, Doug and Stan. In May they were one year old. Both were very loving and friendly. In late May, Doug was abducted and murdered by a fox we presume. Since then Stan has been very mean towards me, chasing after me and biting at my feet and hands. I have tried...