Adding new ducklings

[DuckDaddy29]

We recently just hatched a mallard duckling 2 days ago and he’s the sweetest little thing. He hatched all alone and has been by himself now for 2 days. Our neighbors just surprised us with 2 new ducklings that are pekin. The mallard duckling keeps running away from the new pekin ducklings and seems like it don’t want any part of them. The new ducklings keep going near him but he just runs away. Is this normal behavior?

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

How's the mallard with people? Friendly? If so it could be a case of your duckling doesn't know its a duck, so other ducklings are scarey because it's never seen them before. It may just need time to warm up to them.

 

[DuckDaddy29]

The mallard is very friendly towards me and my wife but when we put him with the other ducklings he does not want any part of them

 

[aart]

Am betting it's imprinted on you.
Split your brooder with wire, and walk away.
They'll all get used to each other.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Split your brooder and put a partition in between with something they can see each other, give it a few days then try again. Don't pick up the Mallard so much from now one so it begins to look at its new friends as his flock. @aart is right it hatched saw ya'll first and imprinted right away. So now it needs to be more aware of the other 2 ducklings.

 

[chickens really]

Leave it in with them..They will definitely figure things out on their own..

 

[Miss Lydia]

@DuckDaddy29 How's it going?

 

[DuckDaddy29]

It’s actually going great! They all do everything together and get along perfectly fine!

 

[Miss Lydia]

That’s awesome can we have pics!!