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stressed ducks?!?
They seemed to be ok, but appear to have gone bk to the strange behaviour again... Its all v odd. -
stressed ducks?!?
Its strange before it didnt bother them to be around us thy would eat out of mine and partners hand etc and now they seem skittish around us. Thanks for all the advice these are our first ducks, although weve had them two yrs it is the first time they have displayed this behaviour and i was... -
stressed ducks?!?
Hi. Yes we lock them in theur house at night which is where they lay their eggs normally occasionally they lay them outside. The neighbour has a dog but hes always been there if that makes sense. We have no drakes just two females, they seem a lot calmer today tho. They have a nice pond and... -
stressed ducks?!?
Have noticed them seem more easily spooked and trying nipping each other more than normal. Am trying the egg idea today in the outside pen where they sometimes lay. A family member who previously owned ducks wondered as its v hot here at the moment if the mixed corn we give them might be sending... -
stressed ducks?!?
They dont chase us particularly and it doesnt bother them when we take the eggs... In fact they dont go in the house at all. Theres a lot of ruffley feathers. My biggest concern is the neighbours complaning about the noise as they start with the loud quacking really early, and as we are in rent... -
stressed ducks?!?
They are Indian Runners X Khaki Campbells and about 2yrs old. Is there anything we can do? -
stressed ducks?!?
Recently are two female ducks have started squatting down puffing up their feathers and making quite a high pitched squeaking noise... As far as a can see there is nothing in the pen scarring them no pigeons or cats etc, they have water and food, but I'm starting to feet worried as its quite a...