chlobie_elise
In the Brooder
- Dec 17, 2020
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Backstory: I had two adult Pekins (about 6 months old) a hen and a drake. The hen died about 3 weeks ago very suddenly. My drake has been by himself a lot. And even though I spend most of my day out with him to keep him company, and he’s very happy and healthy, he needs a duck companion. So I’ve gone and purchased a Pekin hen approximately 4 months of age. And I’ve been told, and also read on numerous places that you should quarantine for at least 30 days. I’m just concerned about the duck that is in quarantine. We only have a pretty standard sized back yard, so I thought it may be necessary to quarantine the new duck in the garage. She’s been in here for 6 days now. We keep her in a large dog cage in the garage. we keep the garage open during the day, she gets plenty of sun light, also has a small pool to splash in, food and water. I spend one on one time with her while trying to keep a distance. But I hate seeing her in a cage and I don’t think she, nor I, could stand 30 days of that. Is there anything you all can suggest to make this easier on her, and for my lonely male on the back without potentially exposing them to one another irresponsibly? I also don’t wanna add stress to them because it’s just the two of them, and keeping them apart, but within sight of each other may make them more stressed or feel isolated? They currently are unaware of each other being here. Sorry for long post!