I am new to ducks. I hatched 3 pekin ducks on August 17th of this year. I keep them in my house in an old pack N play. I do have a hand built wood duck house outside for them when the weather is nice. Winter is approaching fast here in MN.
I need help with ideas on how to create a safe place to keep them. Either inside my home or outside. Right now my house is very stinky, I keep up on cleaning out there area and keeping it poop free, but it's very overwhelming. I was thinking about diapering, but I do not know a single thing about diapering a duck, how successful is it? is it worth the money? Would my ducks even allow such a thing since they are 6 weeks old?
Also, I need ideas on how to get them to trust me. Any time I approach they get jumpy and skittish, they warm up a little bit after a few minutes, but I thought they would trust me more since I hatched them and they live inside with me. I do work, so I go hours during the day without seeing them. I take them out of their pen and let them roam around my basement and watch tv with them, I will hand feed them spinach as a treat. I do have one pekin that is trusting of me and he/she lets me hold them and cuddle with them, but my other two Ruby & Reggie still seem nervous.
I have Ferd ( Ferdinand) Ruby and Reggie (Reginald) I believe Reggie is a drake. Would that have anything to do with why he is the most untrusting of me? The 3 of them have always been together since hatching. So I do know that they imprinted on each other. Is there still time to get my ducks to bond with me and trust me?
Thanks!
Lynsie
I need help with ideas on how to create a safe place to keep them. Either inside my home or outside. Right now my house is very stinky, I keep up on cleaning out there area and keeping it poop free, but it's very overwhelming. I was thinking about diapering, but I do not know a single thing about diapering a duck, how successful is it? is it worth the money? Would my ducks even allow such a thing since they are 6 weeks old?
Also, I need ideas on how to get them to trust me. Any time I approach they get jumpy and skittish, they warm up a little bit after a few minutes, but I thought they would trust me more since I hatched them and they live inside with me. I do work, so I go hours during the day without seeing them. I take them out of their pen and let them roam around my basement and watch tv with them, I will hand feed them spinach as a treat. I do have one pekin that is trusting of me and he/she lets me hold them and cuddle with them, but my other two Ruby & Reggie still seem nervous.
I have Ferd ( Ferdinand) Ruby and Reggie (Reginald) I believe Reggie is a drake. Would that have anything to do with why he is the most untrusting of me? The 3 of them have always been together since hatching. So I do know that they imprinted on each other. Is there still time to get my ducks to bond with me and trust me?
Thanks!
Lynsie