- Apr 19, 2011
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What is wrong with my duck?
My Pekin lady was kicked out of her pen at the feed store and into a trash can for hurting other ducks. I took her out and brought her home. She was maybe a week old then.
I found her a home but they returned her to me for murdering others.
I've had her six long years now and she is still a murderer. I tried allowing her free range space with my goats but within two hours she had them too scared to approach the feed or water dishes. My two barn cats are terrified of her. My dogs won't even go near her pen because she can and will get them through the bars. My neighbor's lab tried to eat her once and she attacked him and chased him back into his own yard. He was traumatized and is still scared of birds (even the little wild ones).
He used to upset my goats, but moving Quackers closest to him has stopped him from even thinking about coming close enough to upset them. Wild birds can not even land near her or she will kill them. She does have a little flock of tiny brown birds that she cares for. She allows them in her pool and food/water. The birds even nest yearly in the pine tree closest to her. I'm guessing they assume it's a safe place. She has killed two feral cats. They got in her pen and she attacked. They couldn't get back over the fence fast enough.
The only reasons we keep her: She is human-friendly. However, she doesn't like everyone. She will go hide in her dog house though and won't attack unless provoked. She is our alarm system. I know when strangers are here or strange animals because she quacks loudly and alerts me. She keeps all feral cats away as well as most other creatures as well. And guilt. I brought her home, she is my responsibility.
I try to be responsible and keep her contained unless I'm out there. She doesn't escape and has no desire to leave. I make sure she has straw in her dog house and water in her pool. She seems happy. She lays eggs.
I assume she is happy. I am a little torn. Do I keep her until she passes of old age? How long could she live because I'm thinking a long, long time! Do I get rid of her because she's so aggressive? I was considering moving her in front of my chicken coop (to protect and serve as an alarm system). Could this be a bad idea? The vet seems to think nothing is wrong with her. He looks at her anytime he comes out for a farm call and he thinks she is healthy, just extremely aggressive.
My Pekin lady was kicked out of her pen at the feed store and into a trash can for hurting other ducks. I took her out and brought her home. She was maybe a week old then.
I found her a home but they returned her to me for murdering others.
I've had her six long years now and she is still a murderer. I tried allowing her free range space with my goats but within two hours she had them too scared to approach the feed or water dishes. My two barn cats are terrified of her. My dogs won't even go near her pen because she can and will get them through the bars. My neighbor's lab tried to eat her once and she attacked him and chased him back into his own yard. He was traumatized and is still scared of birds (even the little wild ones).
The only reasons we keep her: She is human-friendly. However, she doesn't like everyone. She will go hide in her dog house though and won't attack unless provoked. She is our alarm system. I know when strangers are here or strange animals because she quacks loudly and alerts me. She keeps all feral cats away as well as most other creatures as well. And guilt. I brought her home, she is my responsibility.
I try to be responsible and keep her contained unless I'm out there. She doesn't escape and has no desire to leave. I make sure she has straw in her dog house and water in her pool. She seems happy. She lays eggs.
I assume she is happy. I am a little torn. Do I keep her until she passes of old age? How long could she live because I'm thinking a long, long time! Do I get rid of her because she's so aggressive? I was considering moving her in front of my chicken coop (to protect and serve as an alarm system). Could this be a bad idea? The vet seems to think nothing is wrong with her. He looks at her anytime he comes out for a farm call and he thinks she is healthy, just extremely aggressive.
