- Apr 22, 2014
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Tevye is our non-dominant drake. Since this spring, his life hasn't been great because our dominant drake Kaine is a jerk about it. Tevye doesn't challenge him and he tries to keep a low profile but Kaine is a jerk. We are hoping that once Kaine's hormones settle they can get back to being friends like they used to be, then we will see how things go. Kaine and Tevye matured early last fall, but didn't get hit by the hormone swing. This Spring was the first time the hormone swing hit and it has been awful (Kaine spends a lot of time in solitary confinement). I understand the the hormone swing is there every spring, but lessens over the years, so we are going to try to make it work. If Kaine is this bad next year we will probably have to rehome him.
I brought this up because Tevye is currently semi-shunned by the rest of the flock. Pocahontas and Greta (who didn't used to like Tevye) have been treated aggressively by Kaine so have started hanging with Tevye. Roxette is fairly chummy with Tevye and always has been. But the one duck who has always LOVED Tevye is Rhiannon. She used to hang with him in the brooder and she still does. Most nights, they are cuddled up together in the duck house:
Rhiannon even is patient with his clumsy mating attempts - Roxette will tolerate him, but Rhiannon is the only one who invites him. (They do the head bob thing in the pool, Rhiannon lays flat, Tevye tries to get on but lets go of Rhiannon's neck to do a couple more head bobs and falls off
- he's really not very good at being a drake.) But Rhiannon flaps her wings and shows appreciation anyway. (She is such a sweety).
They are constantly doing nice things back and forth and spending time together. You can see there is a true affection between them.
I brought this up because Tevye is currently semi-shunned by the rest of the flock. Pocahontas and Greta (who didn't used to like Tevye) have been treated aggressively by Kaine so have started hanging with Tevye. Roxette is fairly chummy with Tevye and always has been. But the one duck who has always LOVED Tevye is Rhiannon. She used to hang with him in the brooder and she still does. Most nights, they are cuddled up together in the duck house:
Rhiannon even is patient with his clumsy mating attempts - Roxette will tolerate him, but Rhiannon is the only one who invites him. (They do the head bob thing in the pool, Rhiannon lays flat, Tevye tries to get on but lets go of Rhiannon's neck to do a couple more head bobs and falls off
They are constantly doing nice things back and forth and spending time together. You can see there is a true affection between them.
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