affection
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How To Bond
I've had my chickens for about 10 Months (Since they were a few days old). I've raised them from chicks in a brooder to chickens in a coop, basically by myself. When I'm outside their enclosure they run to me and chirp. When I clean their coop they gather around me and peck at my shoes. However...- Jelli_Sprout
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- affection bond bonding petting
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- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Affectionate ducks
Does any one else have ducks that are affectionate? If so, how do they like the attention? My duck Sprightly, is VERY affectionate. She will quack until I come over, then if I lower my hand she runs over and puts her head into my hand. She LOVES her face being touched, over her head, her...- BelovedBirds
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- affection affectionate ducks ducks friendly duck
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- Forum: Ducks
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Ducks keep nibbling my pants?
Good afternoon, So I have noticed a lot about ducklings nibbling, but my 4 are all 3 yrs old and adopted. We've bonded great and only one likes to be touched but the others all keep close to me. Lately though on the rare sunny days were it hits above 32 I'll go sit outside. 3 of them will run up... -
Do Your Chickens Love Belly Rubs?
Okay, so, a few of our flock of 7 hens (about 20 weeks old now) REALLY love to get their bellies rubbed, in particular my Barred Rock and Easter Egger. It literally puts them into a lull--they'll let their wings droop, dozily chatter, and start to fall asleep no matter the time of day. Often...- buffy-the-eggpile-layer
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- affection belly chicken cuddles cuddling easter egger pet pet a chicken
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- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Bougie Indoor Runner!
OK, this is gonna be a lot, sorry in advance. So I've had multiple sets of runner ducks, usually m/f pairs. This time I went with just a single female. She's about 4 months old, and so far NOT like my other ducks. 1. She HATES no LOATHES to be outside. If I put her out, she quacks at the door...- Dandy's mom
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- affection bathing feeding treat
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- Forum: Ducks
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how do i show my ducklings affection
my ducklings dont like being carressed on the back or the neck or anywhere.. i mean they dont seem to mind it but i want them to love it so i was wondering if there are certain things i can do to show them i love them? sometimes i lightly hit their beak playfully and i think they like that but...- duckduckchickenrun
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- affection ducks emotions
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- Forum: Ducks