Hey guys,
So I read the other thread from several years back about this topic and there was a very mixed consensus as to the meaning of this action. I went out today to refresh the ducks pool water and give them some food. However, I noticed when I tried to hand feed them some lettuce I had brought with me, one of them vibrated its head for a few moments then lunged at me. I noticed it wasn't acting right (as this was the first time it has done this) and avoided it. It completely ignored the lettuce.
There was, however, a new variable that might have played a factor. My little niece (and other family) are in town and she wanted to see the ducks. So, when I think of it, I'm the only person who ever goes into the run. It seemed that my duck was mad at me for bringing someone else into it. The other one was acting totally normal the entire time.
What do you guys think? I had her leave and the duck continued to act like this for a while but seemed to calm down a bit after about 10 minutes and began to eat the lettuce.
Thoughts? It totally caught me off guard and kinda made me jump the first time lol.
So I read the other thread from several years back about this topic and there was a very mixed consensus as to the meaning of this action. I went out today to refresh the ducks pool water and give them some food. However, I noticed when I tried to hand feed them some lettuce I had brought with me, one of them vibrated its head for a few moments then lunged at me. I noticed it wasn't acting right (as this was the first time it has done this) and avoided it. It completely ignored the lettuce.
There was, however, a new variable that might have played a factor. My little niece (and other family) are in town and she wanted to see the ducks. So, when I think of it, I'm the only person who ever goes into the run. It seemed that my duck was mad at me for bringing someone else into it. The other one was acting totally normal the entire time.
What do you guys think? I had her leave and the duck continued to act like this for a while but seemed to calm down a bit after about 10 minutes and began to eat the lettuce.
Thoughts? It totally caught me off guard and kinda made me jump the first time lol.