Two days ago my male duck Patak (2.5yrs old) died. First his legs got paralysed, we took him to the vet where they gave him everything they could but he unfortunately died an hour later.
I have another duck left, Patka (also 2.5yrs old), who is a female, and she didn't see Patak die. She's a bit confused these past couple of days, being slightly more stressed and eating a bit less. She also had white liquidy poop a couple of times. She cuddles with me, which she did also do before. She's also making a noise that Patak used to make ("rapid fire" quacking) which he typically used to call me. And she also keeps pecking the floor and quacking, a lot more than usual.
I am not sure what to do now. I know ducks need to be together with other ducks. However I'm hesitant to get another duck, because it's just going to repeat the cycle forever. On the other hand, there's no place/farm I can give her to. Personality wise she was always more wild and a stereotypical girl duck but she did have a connection with people.
I have another duck left, Patka (also 2.5yrs old), who is a female, and she didn't see Patak die. She's a bit confused these past couple of days, being slightly more stressed and eating a bit less. She also had white liquidy poop a couple of times. She cuddles with me, which she did also do before. She's also making a noise that Patak used to make ("rapid fire" quacking) which he typically used to call me. And she also keeps pecking the floor and quacking, a lot more than usual.
I am not sure what to do now. I know ducks need to be together with other ducks. However I'm hesitant to get another duck, because it's just going to repeat the cycle forever. On the other hand, there's no place/farm I can give her to. Personality wise she was always more wild and a stereotypical girl duck but she did have a connection with people.
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