Duck Lovers Unite! - *A Chat Thread*

[Loopeend]

It would be hard for Runners I’d think.

It was the hardest for pheasants. They had these whole piece of ground walked out because they were doing the icebear thing al 5 days (is that what it is called in English? When an animal goes back and forth non-stop?). The fighting-origin chicken; especially roosters next to roosters placed together and seeing each other had a hard time too. Pretty sure some were frozen 5 days right next on top each other with an intence death-glare. Hamsters, rats, mouse, snakes, geese, a lot of rabbits, doves, other chicken species could not care less. Some even loved the attention. Saw a nice female campbell duck surounded by men of not all campbells that saw it as an dating oppurunity
Call ducks weren't that bothered too.
You could clearly see the character of all kinds of breeds. Indian runners are in the middle. Like most. Not really stressed, but also not comfortable. It often depends then on which way they lean how they are raised. And Indian runners often look the most straight when scared.. mine are a little less scared so choose hiding instead of standing upright.. luckely the proffesional grading masters can see through that. I'm secretly the most happy that he was the most favourite of the children. I guess children look different at an animal. They do not look at how upright it stands; but how scared it is not. They can sense if an animal is just standing still and not moving because it is scared; and I guess see more emotion and chance to communicate with it when it is expressing emotions even though it are also not comfortable emotions. The other Indian runners where from breeders that.. hmm. How do you say it in English. Breed for the prize. You can see in the way how they put their animals in or out of the cages into the cage for transporting. Can't explain; maybe you just know what I mean. I'm also still babbling and overloading too much because it was so exciting Everything about such a show. So much new experiences.

 

[Loopeend]

@Muscovy Wunda I'm glad you liked this. I really want muscovy's now. I had only seen them on here (and other inernet pages) and read good story's about them on here and already wanted them. and WOW. They also fell in that between category by the way. They were kinda fine. Next to the runners we visited often. But at the end of the day the males began to hiss a bit. Were done with being paraded about I guess. Wanted to sleep. But WOW. They are A. bigger then I thought and B. SO beautifull. Unique. Ancient dinosaur like. But also friendly and self-secure. They are technically unique; but also really unique in other ways. Definately getting those in the future with a bigger terrain. That and Toulouse geese.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

The males voice is a hiss, match it with a tail wag and you have one happy boy!! They are a very quiet breed of duck you've probably noticed. And so friendly! They hatch out and fall inlove with you! Its taken alot to get my runners to trust me ( pekins still don't) but the muscovies have been no trouble. I often think of my current six babies as cats... always under foot looking for food. These are my babies, the one in pool is my not so lucky ducky, the only for sure girl. Shes gotten stepped on from being under foot afew times, drowned by pekin drakes, hunted by a cat, you name it its happened and she's still going strong.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

 

[Angela Thomson]

I bought the last 8 Cayuga ducks from the bin at Rural King. 5 turned out drakes! They will be 1 in March. The biggest drake just attacked a smaller one and was pulling his neck and back feathers out. I took the injured and fixed him up and he is in the medical pen. Now what?!

 

[Miss Lydia]

@thumper650

 

[Loopeend]

I bought the last 8 Cayuga ducks from the bin at Rural King. 5 turned out drakes! They will be 1 in March. The biggest drake just attacked a smaller one and was pulling his neck and back feathers out. I took the injured and fixed him up and he is in the medical pen. Now what?!

Get rid of the females or the males except 1 male. They will calm down when there is only 1 drake. But that drake will be the brother of the females maybe (depending how Rural king bin works). 2 males on 3 females will probably also cause trouble. They will not fight less from this age on with so many drakes and females around :'(

 

[Angela Thomson]

Get rid of the females or the males except 1 male. They will calm down when there is only 1 drake. But that drake will be the brother of the females maybe (depending how Rural king bin works). 2 males on 3 females will probably also cause trouble. They will not fight less from this age on with so many drakes and females around :'(

I had 3 ducks before I got these, so I have a total of 5 females and 6 drakes. I knew I would have too many drakes, I just thought it wouldn't be this soon for them to start fighting. Ugh. Time to weed them out. I will only keep one drake.

 

[Duck_life]

I haven't gotten alerts for this thread in MONTHS.

 

[duluthralphie]

I haven't gotten alerts for this thread in MONTHS.

Maybe it’s cause no one likes dux..... and your name screams “dux loving sympathizer”