Friend for Crippled (eyeless) Pekin duck?

[Miss Lydia]

Erin is adorable thank you so much for letting us know how she’s doing!does she sleep outside too? With others?

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

@Quacker381, thought you might enjoy this thread about special needs ducks (an oldie but goodie, IMO): https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ducks-with-special-needs.1136769/.

 

[Quacker381]

Erin is adorable thank you so much for letting us know how she’s doing!does she sleep outside too? With others?

She doesn’t sleep outside yet because I need to make sure she knows where the food and water are at, but I will probably let her sleep outside sometime this week! Also, we are going to see how a baby Turken (a chicken with no hair on its neck) interacts with her since we can’t find any ducklings, not even at Tractor Supply, I haven’t seen any ducklings there so we shall see how they get along! Hopefully they love each other! I’m waiting to see what gender Erin actually is because of her disability and for the chick to not need a heat lamp anymore!

 

[Quacker381]

@Quacker381, thought you might enjoy this thread about special needs ducks (an oldie but goodie, IMO): https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ducks-with-special-needs.1136769/.

Thank you! I just posted my story or short summary!

 

[Quacker381]

Erin looks so happy - and is clearly growing like a weed! My Pekins are just a bit over 3 weeks and are huge, too. I've never seen ducklings grow that fast!

Thanks for the update - keep 'em coming!

She’s growing really quick! I thought she was going to be smaller than the rest but boy was I wrong!!!! She caught up to them real quick!

 

[Miss Lydia]

She doesn’t sleep outside yet because I need to make sure she knows where the food and water are at, but I will probably let her sleep outside sometime this week! Also, we are going to see how a baby Turken (a chicken with no hair on its neck) interacts with her since we can’t find any ducklings, not even at Tractor Supply, I haven’t seen any ducklings there so we shall see how they get along! Hopefully they love each other! I’m waiting to see what gender Erin actually is because of her disability and for the chick to not need a heat lamp anymore!

That's all we have heard about is TSC ducklings, your TSC must have sold out fast.

 

[Thunderduck9]

She is beautiful it sounds like you are going to be the best duck mom for her.Animals are very resilient they can adapt to most physical issues.

 

[Quacker381]

She is beautiful it sounds like you are going to be the best duck mom for her.Animals are very resilient they can adapt to most physical issues.

Thank you!!

 

[Quacker381]

I have decided to not get a Turken but to wait to see what Erin’s gender is and to get her a duckling friend

 

[Miss Lydia]

Best decision Keep the pics coming shouldn’t be long till you can voice sex her.