Yes putting the drake in a small pen sounds like a good idea. If he would try to mate her his weight might reinjure that leg I would think. Years ago I had one that was not even huge make one of my Muscovy ducks go lame by mating her. She recovered once mating season was over and he left her...
This sounds like a great plan. So happy to hear that you can see some improvement with her. I pray that she continues to get better. They can fool us sometimes and bounce back when we think they are a goner for sure. Keep us posted as I would love to hear how this turns out.
So sorry to hear this. You did your very best and a lot more than some others would have tried. There is someone on here that has a Duck that cannot walk and she even got a wheel chair from a friend for it. The Duck seems to not mind being the way it is but each person has to decide what...
I hope that she does well. It sounds like you have a really good setup for her. They surely are messy. That is why a lot of people send them down the road but we have to take the bad with the good when it comes to ducks. I hope she recovers well.
Whenever I have 2 ducklings in the house I have to change the puppy pads in the large tote 6 times a day so there is no smell. Luckily I can get 150 of them from our Warehouse club for 20 dollars and something. Otherwise I would be buying Stock in them, lol. So happy to hear she is eating...
After hearing your spouse does not really want to put that much money out and you already have too many ducks, I would at least do what I could with wrapping it and splinting it myself and see where it goes from there. I wouldn't just give up and put it under. That's just me though and I...