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  1. NOLA yard birds

    Imprinted Black Bellied Whistling Duck

    My sister, a vet at the SPCA, asked me to care for a baby black bellied whistling duck that had been brought to the shelter. When I got him/her, he/she had already imprinted on humans and wanted nothing to do with my ducklings or baby chicks. Three weeks later and he/she is still by my side...
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  2. Diveks

    Imprinted button quail chick want constant cuddles..

    Hello so my button quail chick hatched last night, hoping the other eggs make it out. In the meantime im constantly Holding the chick. Its not that interested in food and drinks (drank and ate a bit though because i was ‘pecking at it’ any way to make him/her more independent and wat and drink...
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    Why did my duck change towards me

    Hi I'm new to this and I'm sorda a new duck mom she will be 1 in march.and a rooster mom he is hitting 5 months old now.my question is my duck shady imprinted on me and she was always my baby .when she got old enough I let her stay outside and I got a baby rooster to protect her.she never had a...
    • Paulinemoxley
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    • duck fear imprinted my baby traumatized
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  5. ChickChic00

    Chick imprinted on me

    Had to help chick hatch, now it's imprinted on me. How do I get it to un imprint?? It screams until I pick it up. And I can't just leave it in the brooder because it echos. And my great grandmother is sleeping also. So I don't wanna wake her up.
  6. K

    My injured chick imprinted on me

    I took on an injured baby chick at 2 days old. I wasn’t sure if she (I don’t actually know yet if it’s a pullet or cockerel) would thrive because because she couldn’t walk. I nursed her carefully and while the one leg is deformed she can now walk. I won’t get into the whole process because my...
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    Help! Making imprinted ducks independent

    Hello, I'm Tori. I have raised two Indian runner ducks, and they are about 9 weeks old. They have been sleeping in a large dog crate next to my bed. They definitely imprinted (at least somewhat) on me, because since the beginning they were screaming when they couldn't see me, and would...
    • ToriRori
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    • ducks help imprinted not eating not swimming
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    • Forum: Ducks
  8. Catherine_05

    Rehoming Black Swedish Drake, New York

    Hey guys, unfortunately I’m thinking about rehoming my drake. The other option would be to cull him, and while I don’t have an objection to this I would rather him get a nice new home. He will be 1yr in June, I hatched him and raised him from a baby so he is imprinted on me. I know this will...
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    • advice needed black swedish imprinted rehoming
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    • Forum: Ducks
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    Bonded/imprinted ducklings

    Help needed. This is my ducklings fourth week of life. Four weeks ago I bought two ducklings (Indian runner X) and raised them in a small crate. In the beginning they slept in their crate in my bed, and learnt to explore the house. They are very happy, and we havent been separated much but...
    • Bunklet
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    • bonded crying ducklings imprinted outdoors
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    • Forum: Ducks
  10. duckduckchickenrun

    one imprinting duck dying!!

    hey, so i got two ducklings from a market, i have no idea what breed they are but im sure they have imprinted on each other as when ever i remove one from the other they start screaming, now im scared that one of the ducklings might pass away... so what do i do to keep the other duckling happy...
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    • chicken ducklings ducks dying help imprint imprinted imprinting
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    How to get baby duck to like humans

    We just hatched a new baby for the first time ever, only one made it out of the whole nest I think an animal got the other eggs when mama wasn't sitting on them. Anyways, mama is really good with her baby, dad keeps trying to kill it when it gets too close and also keeps attacking mamas wings we...
    • Margipargie
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    • baby duck duckling imprinted
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    • Forum: Ducks
  12. RaiseQuail777

    Hand-Raised Cockerel with Hens?

    So some of you may remember that I had a single quail hatch from my first batch of quail eggs. Well it turned out to be a male, and he is awesome! However, I believe it is time for him to be moved outside, since he seems to enjoy the sun, the open space and the fresh air when I do allow him to...
  13. Catherine_05

    New Duck Mama looking for other Moms

    Hi guys!! Im new to the Duck Mom life, and its all thanks to the little guy that I have as my profile picture. Im asking for any tips on raising an imprinted duckling. He is a male, I recently sexed him, let him rest and tried again and his little "you know what" came out. I have him in a...
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