They seem to like all water, but they differentiate between a swim or a deep clean bath, which they do when the pool is fresh.
I was really impressed by how they chose deep clean only when the water was clear. Otherwise, they always prefer mud!
I rotate the changing of my 2.5 gallon buckets, so they get variety!
Funny how when the pool is clear, they take really deep baths; not so much when it's getting opaque.
Maybe, but then again smaller birds may have gotten picked on, so it's always tough to tell. The two that I had taken on were likely traumatized at their other home.
You want to make sure that they have access to water, but it's not necessary to change it every day. Ducks love a bucket of...
Like Miss Lydia said, it's just going to take time. The two loners you see are two that I rescued across town. IIRC, it took several months before they integrated into the flock of fourteen.
Imagine that; fourteen like-ducks, and it took that long!
Additionally, when the two freaked out, it...