did I do the right things?

[african chickens]

so my new duck scout who I got a few days ago loves the chickens and I think I may cut his quarantine short and put him with the chickens so what happened tonight won't happen again. I was getting ready to head out for the night but as I turned towards the door scout who is in a dog crate next to the door jumped up into the air next thing I knew he was tangled in the bars of the cage his weight being supported by a perch we have in the cage, no clue how he did it so fast but I really thought that I had just watched my duck kill himself. I quickly took a picture and unwound his head freeing him I am very glad we have that perch in our quarantine crate because if we didn't scout would most likely be dead.

 

[AntiqueB]

That's scary! It's a good thing you were there to rescue him. Maybe he got frightened because of being in a new place, with new sounds and sights?

 

[WingsysRoost]

That's terrifying! I'm glad you were able to get him out and that he's okay!

 

[-Chanticleer-]

Good warning to others to maybe keep in crates that have smaller holes

 

[Sammster]

So scary!

 

[african chickens]

the other thing is I was about to leave the barn but i forgot something so i went back to grab it i wouldn't have been there

also, the black thing at the bottom is a tray we've been using to make him feel a little safer I don't know why he did it but I think it has something to do with him wanting to go be with the chickens since he did escape earlier when I was doing his water to go see the chickens

 

[african chickens]

should i move him with the chickens

 

[rosemarythyme]

should i move him with the chickens

Drakes shouldn't be with chicken hens as they can kill them via mating.

 

[african chickens]

Drakes shouldn't be with chicken hens as they can kill them via mating.

uh yeah I already have a drake who free ranges with the chickens so that already a risk thing is the hens have ways to get up out of the way and can be pretty bossy even with their rooster

 

[rosemarythyme]

uh yeah I already have a drake who free ranges with the chickens so that already a risk thing is the hens have ways to get up out of the way and can be pretty bossy even with their rooster

As long as you're aware it's a risk!