duckling imprinting

Hi, I’ve recently got 5 pekin ducklings that are a week old now and I’ve had them for 6 days and they’re still scared of me and run away or panic and scream when I hold them. I had them incubated so when they hatched they would’ve seen another human and known to imprint on humans. Any tips on...

Hello! I have two 6 week old ducklings (Pekin) whome I have had since day 3 after hatching. They 100% imprinted on me and followed me everywhere, would get upset when I would leave the room, would cuddle with me, sleep on me etc... They have now transitioned to living in the backyard in their...

Last year by husband and I found eggs in our yard which we were able to incubate and raise successfully and have 2 great pets -- a male and female mallards (she may be a rouen because she is HUGE!). In any case she laid 23 eggs this year and 8 of them hatched without any intervention by us and...

How do I get my newly hatched babies to imprint on me?