jonaeselaye
Songster
Hi everyone,
Yesterday my friend's mum dropped off her beloved drake at our place. We are only supposed to be fostering him for a week or so but I'm trying to learn as much as I can about duck care so that we might be able to keep him. He's had an unusual couple of months so I want to offer him a bit more stability and hopefully a forever home.
He use to live on a farm then moved to a smaller property where he lived both as an outdoor and indoor duck and had two dogs, a cat and four hens as company (they would all hang out during the day and sleep together too).
He is still very wary of me and my boyfriend whenever we see him or come near him. I also noticed that he hasn't touched much of the food I gave him today but I'm hoping he foraged around the backyard and ate something. We were given his old house and kiddie pool but he has only used the pool once whereas my friend told me he usually spends all day in there.
I'm worried that he's stressed out and not adjusting well. Is there anything I can do to make the transition easier for him? He keeps looking at my hens so I'm thinking maybe he's lonely. We let him and my 3 silkies free range in the yard and he kept looking at them but they all avoided each other.
Yesterday my friend's mum dropped off her beloved drake at our place. We are only supposed to be fostering him for a week or so but I'm trying to learn as much as I can about duck care so that we might be able to keep him. He's had an unusual couple of months so I want to offer him a bit more stability and hopefully a forever home.
He use to live on a farm then moved to a smaller property where he lived both as an outdoor and indoor duck and had two dogs, a cat and four hens as company (they would all hang out during the day and sleep together too).
He is still very wary of me and my boyfriend whenever we see him or come near him. I also noticed that he hasn't touched much of the food I gave him today but I'm hoping he foraged around the backyard and ate something. We were given his old house and kiddie pool but he has only used the pool once whereas my friend told me he usually spends all day in there.
I'm worried that he's stressed out and not adjusting well. Is there anything I can do to make the transition easier for him? He keeps looking at my hens so I'm thinking maybe he's lonely. We let him and my 3 silkies free range in the yard and he kept looking at them but they all avoided each other.