I've just gotten 4-week-old khaki campbells on Monday. They seem to be setteling in well since the're eating an drinking but the main reason I got them is to pet and hold them but they don't like that. Any tips on how to tame them? Thanks!
Yep, what they said! I hand fed the ducklings every day and picked them up as often as possible. Once they got bigger I cut back on the handling so mine are not fully tame like the cats or dogs, but I can pick them up for inspection as needed. I started using defosted peas to put the girls back in the night run every night after free-ranging. Now when I walk outside with a bowl they all run to my feet to get fed.
Peas! Who knew! I was just about to get on here and ask if my 3 week old ducks would hate me forever. They run from me and squawk so bad it frightens the chickens. The chickens are warming up to me as long as I pick them up slowly and offer my arm to be inspected before I touch them. The chicks hide behind me for safety when they play outside. It's kind of adorable. The most recent offender was a super scary house fly! Anyway I will try this on my ducks. I tried winning them over with warm baths with feeder fish in them. Was entertaining but did nothing for my popularity.
