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Male Runner Duck such a jerk
Hi, Thanks for the input, I guess my former Drake (who had 2 female ducks) was abnormal and happy. This Drake has 2 female ducks which he pays zero attention to, he just loves his chicken hen too much! I guess, I'll separate the three ducks from the chickens and see how things shake out, if he... -
Male Runner Duck such a jerk
ugh, I know, I need to take care of things soon, whether I get rid of him or separate them out, it's disappointing when things are so agreeable then someone goes rogue!! It's strange he seems to hang out with the female ducks but doesn't have any "interest" in them, just has an eye for this... -
Male Runner Duck such a jerk
Thanks for your thoughts, Miss Lydia, I don't necessarily "stand by" and watch him do anything. I put a stop to it the minute I realize it was happening and she is set up in a large coop with food and water. I was asking the question because I have had Runners before male and female and the... -
Male Runner Duck such a jerk
Any thoughts on this situation, I have 4 chicken hens that are @ 4 yrs old, I have 1 accidental rooster @3 yrs old and 8 @ 1 yr old chicken hens - the 8 were raised with 2 female and 1 male Runner Duck - everything was fine until the last month - the male runner duck is after one of the younger... -
Runner Duck ate a grape
No he never did vomit, at this point I think the grape made it's way through but irritated his throat so much it just dropped him -
Runner Duck ate a grape
Hi, Looks like my duck is on the mend, Mon. night when I got home from work he was leaning against the fence, (it was 95 degrees), I picked him up and his head was hanging down like it was made of rubber, I floated him in his pool for a while and got him to drink - I spoke with a couple of vets... -
Runner Duck ate a grape
Yes they have a big pool, another pool that's big enough for 1 duck to fit in, two drinking containers and plenty of shade - under the chicken coop ramp is where he tends to rest anyway so that isn't anything new - it's supposed to rain today, I hope it does -
Runner Duck ate a grape
ok, Went to two stores to look for something enticing to a duck and struck out, went home, he was in his spot under the chicken coop ramp, both females were with him, I ran the hose on the ground so it would at least be wet (it's 87 degrees and sunny), filled a flat pan with cold water, ice... -
Runner Duck ate a grape
I'm going to ck. on him now, if nothing has changed I'm going to call someone to come to help me catch him (yes it's that hard) - I'll bring him to where I work to have a vet look at him (even though they don't know anything about ducks) he pooped this morning but it was clear/yellowish not the... -
Runner Duck ate a grape
Freak accident, I guess, I'm hoping to go home at lunchtime and have things back to normal -
Runner Duck ate a grape
I did massage his neck down when I caught him yesterday, I couldn't feel anything - I thought he started looking a little better but he hasn't changed today, I'm really freaking out -
Runner Duck ate a grape
I PM'd Amiga hopefully someone has some insight, they are so high strung I think bringing him in for an xray would cause more harm then good -
Runner Duck ate a grape
I usually either cut them or crush them, he ran up and grabbed a purple one - I just don't know what to do, if this will pass on it's own -
Runner Duck ate a grape
Please someone HELP Yesterday feeding my drake ran over and gobbled down a whole grape, over a period of time I watched it go down but he hasn't acted normal since, he hasn't eaten he lays around, goes to the water but doesn't drink much, he's ignoring the females, I'm becoming very concerned... -
Newly hatched duckling
Hi, I have chickens and runner ducks, yesterday I looked outside and noticed the chickens flinging something in the air, I ran out to discover a newly hatched still covered with yolk duckling. I brought it in and set it up with a heat lamp (90 degrees) shavings, etc. it had a small scratch but...