We only clipped one wing on our mallard, and she has never tried to fly since (this year). She clearly tried out flying with 1 unclipped wing and hated it, haha. Will a duck go broody without breeding? I'm just surprised that our little girl, Pteradactyl, is still laying every day.
@Amiga turns out she was just sneaking around the house near a rock wall, looking for treats I suspect, because when I went back out before leaving for work, I heard her quacking her way towards the other ducks. That's the only scare I've had with her thankfully! She is trying to brood a nest...
This morning my ducks were out as usual, and my little mallard didn't go out in a big group to get fed like the rest of the pekins and chickens. My father mentioned she seemed "off" since she wasn't pal-ing around with her best swedish duck friend, and when I went out this morning she is just...
We have two ducks that are 4 1/2 months old, and ONE of them finally just laid their very first egg on Sunday. One is a mallard and the other seems to be a blue swedish. Can anyone tell me which duck this egg belongs to? It's smaller than any chicken eggs we get from our hen and way smaller...