Duck Breed Focus - Indian Runner

[AimToMisbehave]

Duck eggs are unreasonably delicious. I can't wait for my girls to start laying!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I'll have to try them, they sound so good.

 

[napdognewfie]

Has anyone made lemon meringue pie with duck eggs?

 

[AimToMisbehave]

Gwaine and her antics! She's one of the littlest girls, but today she keeps side-bobbing at Zuko (my fat possibly-Cayuga mix drake) and pushing at him with her chest until he gives her a couple pecks to shoo her away. In dogs, I know that kind of posturing is a dominance show, but would my 14-week-old hen really be trying to bully a big honkin' drake? They all grew up together and I only just noticed her doing it today.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Gwaine and her antics! She's one of the littlest girls, but today she keeps side-bobbing at Zuko (my fat possibly-Cayuga mix drake) and pushing at him with her chest until he gives her a couple pecks to shoo her away. In dogs, I know that kind of posturing is a dominance show, but would my 14-week-old hen really be trying to bully a big honkin' drake? They all grew up together and I only just noticed her doing it today.

Maybe she is trying to get his attention.{Flirting} Although if he is the same age she could be trying to dominate him.

 

[AimToMisbehave]

Maybe she is trying to get his attention.{Flirting}  Although if he is the same age she could be trying to dominate him.

She is; they all hatched on the 4th of July, I got them a week later, and the group has never been separated. She's not doing it to Azula (our more runner-shaped drake), or any of the other hens, so I wonder if she's not picking on him for being the odd duck out... or maybe she's just awkwardly flirting. She seems to really enjoy that side-bobbing this week, sassy little thing -_-

 

[Miss Lydia]

She is; they all hatched on the 4th of July, I got them a week later, and the group has never been separated. She's not doing it to Azula (our more runner-shaped drake), or any of the other hens, so I wonder if she's not picking on him for being the odd duck out... or maybe she's just awkwardly flirting. She seems to really enjoy that side-bobbing this week, sassy little thing -_-

Can you video this I bet it's cute.

 

[AimToMisbehave]

Can you video this I bet it's cute.

I'll try to! Luckily it doesn't seem to bother Zuko all that much I'm also trying to get a video or picture of everyone lining up along the outside wall of the house, trying to hunt the spiders in the siding. They've done it a couple times now, but they give up (or get distracted) pretty quickly, so I haven't managed a good shot yet.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'll try to! Luckily it doesn't seem to bother Zuko all that much

I'm also trying to get a video or picture of everyone lining up along the outside wall of the house, trying to hunt the spiders in the siding. They've done it a couple times now, but they give up (or get distracted) pretty quickly, so I haven't managed a good shot yet.

 

[AimToMisbehave]

[Video]

Gwaine's being a little punk; she bobs and bobs, and then I get the camera out to record, and suddenly she's all business! Azula is growing into such a protective drake, always keeping watch over his flock ♡