Hi everyone,
This site has been really useful for us the past few months so thought I'd sign up!
Me and my fiancé live in Liverpool, England. We recently got two female ducks - a white Campbell called Daphne and a khaki Campbell called Deefer (dee.fer.duck haha) and they seem happy which is good. They're about 3 months old and are getting more confident all the time. We also have a 2yr old collie dog called Dora who is good with them! It's lovely seeing them padding around the garden and splashing in their pool!
My question though is: today I noticed one of the ducks plucking feathers from the other ducks back. It didn't look overly aggressive but was quite forceful. The duck being plucked wasn't trying to get away or quacking but it looked odd. She now has a little dent in her feathers. Is this normal behaviour? Or is it showing who is top duck? Or was she just trying to get the other duck out of the water so she had it to herself?
Thanks in advance!
Here are our girls:
This site has been really useful for us the past few months so thought I'd sign up!
Me and my fiancé live in Liverpool, England. We recently got two female ducks - a white Campbell called Daphne and a khaki Campbell called Deefer (dee.fer.duck haha) and they seem happy which is good. They're about 3 months old and are getting more confident all the time. We also have a 2yr old collie dog called Dora who is good with them! It's lovely seeing them padding around the garden and splashing in their pool!
My question though is: today I noticed one of the ducks plucking feathers from the other ducks back. It didn't look overly aggressive but was quite forceful. The duck being plucked wasn't trying to get away or quacking but it looked odd. She now has a little dent in her feathers. Is this normal behaviour? Or is it showing who is top duck? Or was she just trying to get the other duck out of the water so she had it to herself?
Thanks in advance!
Here are our girls:
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