do ducks get depress??

[Dianuzhka]

Ok i have a bunch of chicks that im gonna sacrifice for food, but the thing is that one of them is living with the ducks (2 young ducks) and if i take it away for a moment the ducks go crazy screaming, when the time comes and i take it away for good I'm afraid of the ducks reaction... do they get depress easy?? do they get over things fast??

 

[Miss Lydia]

Ok i have a bunch of chicks that im gonna sacrifice for food, but the thing is that one of them is living with the ducks (2 young ducks) and if i take it away for a moment the ducks go crazy screaming, when the time comes and i take it away for good I'm afraid of the ducks reaction... do they get depress easy?? do they get over things fast??

If they have each other they will recover, just don't let them see what you are doing to their friend. They may not get over that.

 

[Dianuzhka]

Ho no no no no no..... i believe animals to be intelligent, i wouldn't even let the chicks see what's going on so they don't get scared. But I'm find it hard to think of taking a friend from my ducks.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Ho no no no no no..... i believe animals to be intelligent, i wouldn't even let the chicks see what's going on so they don't get scared. But I'm find it hard to think of taking a friend from my ducks.

Think of it this way, say your chicken is a pullet. and one of your ducks is a drake, the drake will try to mate with your pullet eventually and probably kill her since ducks and chickens aren't made to breed. if your sure you have 2 female ducks then why not just keep the chicken.

 

[Amiga]

Isn't it something how we begin to tune in to their feelings?

 

[downsm75]

I have 2 Muscovy ducks that imprinted on my 6 chicks. Every time I'd move them or the chicks, they'd go NUTS! They eventually started going into the coop at the same time my chickens do, and sleep with them. When I heard the chickens, the muscovys follow me... They love rheir flock mates... Ducks could show humans a thing or two about acceptance among each other.

 

[Dianuzhka]

I guess miss Lydia has a point.... I can wait a little longer to be sure what's the best for them.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I guess miss Lydia has a point.... I can wait a little longer to be sure what's the best for them.

I love your avatar, please post pics as your duckling grows..

 

[Dianuzhka]

thanks i will post pictures, right now all her head looks blackish she just have a couple of little baby feathers on the back of her head making her look silly, i'll try to get some good shoots to post in the muscovy thread....
my husband suggested a test, I'm gonna take the chick away for a day and see if i can distract them with treats and a shower. tomorrow is my day off so i guess I'll do it tomorrow.