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About 12~ days ago I hatched out 5 Mallard/Cayuga mix ducklings. Yesterday evening their brooder was attacked by a pack of feral cats, leaving only 1 alive.
As these were incubated, her parents are not receptive of her (her dad actually attacked them days ago) and mom is currently still sitting on a large batch of eggs herself. so it is accustomed to being around peeps. She will not eat, drink, or stop peeping unless I am physically touching her or hovering a hand near her. The duck actually had to sleep in my bed last night as it would not relax otherwise.
Since I have no peeps its age, its parents have rejected it, none of my chickens will foster it, and i cannot physically contact the duckling for the next 6 weeks, I am looking for any one with peeps in this age range so it can have a normal duck development. The mirror trick doesn't work, toys don't work, this duck isn't stupid. It knows the difference between being alone or not.
Anyone preferably around Picayune, MS but I will bring the duck anywhere around in the area (Slidell, Pearl River, Kiln, Poplarville, etc)
As these were incubated, her parents are not receptive of her (her dad actually attacked them days ago) and mom is currently still sitting on a large batch of eggs herself. so it is accustomed to being around peeps. She will not eat, drink, or stop peeping unless I am physically touching her or hovering a hand near her. The duck actually had to sleep in my bed last night as it would not relax otherwise.
Since I have no peeps its age, its parents have rejected it, none of my chickens will foster it, and i cannot physically contact the duckling for the next 6 weeks, I am looking for any one with peeps in this age range so it can have a normal duck development. The mirror trick doesn't work, toys don't work, this duck isn't stupid. It knows the difference between being alone or not.
Anyone preferably around Picayune, MS but I will bring the duck anywhere around in the area (Slidell, Pearl River, Kiln, Poplarville, etc)
You should look in your state thread to locate folks closer to you.
