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I have had the same experience -- we have only ever had American Buffs and they are delightful. The only time we've seen them become aggressive is when they are sitting on eggs. Good luck with your geese! I'm very glad we got ours two years ago!

Yes, they are both drakes. Nibbles is a Pekin and Quackers may be a mallard, though he doesn't fly very well. He doesn't appear to be big enough to be a Rouen. So not sure!

So pretty!! Love the progression of photos of her.

Thank you @Mother-Hen-Michele. ❤️ Here's a bit of a happy ending -- Scruffy's buddy, Nibbles, was sad without his friend and was on his own for a few months. (We have three other ducks that never accepted Scruffy or Nibbles.) A few months ago, we found a new buddy for Nibbles, a little mallard...

Thank you for responding @Mother-Hen-Michele. After many weeks of administering antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medication to Scruffy, the swelling persisted. It was evident that Scruffy was in pain and we made the difficult decision to cull. We still miss him (the original post was from...

We call our three American Buffs toddlers, too! :) They are a delight.

Ahh, I see. I didn't think about her trying to hatch the eggs. I was more thinking about her being lost... We never had a broody hen before! Well, she appears to like the attention in our warm house. I'm thinking we'll take her back up to her coop tomorrow and hopefully her friends will welcome...

We have 3 American Buff geese and 15 chickens. They co-exist pretty well but the chickens know to steer clear of the geese. If the chickens get too close, they may get nipped. I've never seen any feathers pulled out, though.

We let our chickens free range during the day and they go inside a coop in a barn at night. One of them went missing 3 weeks ago and we assumed that a predator got her. But tonight, our beagle found her behind a bale of hay, with a nest of frozen eggs, in a different barn. We live in...

My family has three geese and one of them definitely does not want to be picked up. We respect that and leave her be. The other two half heartedly run away when they see we want to pick them up. But most of the time, they settle down once we have them and like especially to be petted on their...

My family has 3 American Buff geese that are very similar. We also love when they run at top speed down our driveway, for no apparent reason, flapping their wings!

An update on Scruffy: We have given him three rounds of oral Clavamox but the swelling persists. Our vet took a sample from his swollen leg. The liquid is is thick and pink. No bacteria was found by the lab but she said there's clearly an infection. He's had the liquid in his leg drained...

Thank you, Miss Lydia. That's a great idea. I'll keep you posted. The swelling seems to be slowly going down. Praying this does the trick!

My Pekin duck, Scruffy, was chased by a dog about 2 months ago and injured his left leg. It appeared to be slowly getting better at first but then became more swollen. He was examined by a vet and x-rays show no fractures or other abnormalities. There appears to be a soft tissue injury that is...

So sorry to hear this. Thinking of you, Rimav.