akeller
In the Brooder
- Jun 11, 2021
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Hello Everyone,
I have had these Jumbo Pekin ducks for about a year now and everything has been going great... until last week.
my Backyard Ducks are in a pen i built out of dog fence panels 18ft X 18ft wrapped in a mesh windscreen on the inside all the way around except for the gate.. with a hot tub in the ground and a filtration system to help keep the water clean. my Pekins are very spoiled and was told that they are Fat & Happy ducks.. they are always in their pen. we do not let the dogs and ducks out at the same time ... EVER!
however just last week i was sitting on my back porch listening to the running water of the filtration system ( sounds like a fast moving creek)
and i had a "Day Dream" that was very... disturbing.
"" that my dog would one day, some how get ahold of one of my ducks through the fence. by the gate ""
I kid you not. 5min later.
my Fear became a reality.
somehow my dog managed to get ahold of the bill of my only Male duck and really messed up his bill.
the top mandible has been ripped off just under the nasal cavities. only half of the top mandible is still there.
the bottom mandible has been split in half long ways..
my feathered friend is really banged up.
so my wife and i took him to my aunts homestead where they have a process for injured animals.
they said that they would keep and eye on him to see if he could drink water and eat.
if he couldn't do any of that then they would have no choice but to put him down
as much as i would have hated it, I would have understood that it would have been for the best.
1 week later and i hear from my aunt that he is in fact able to Eat & Drink.
so my wife and i went and picked him up to bring him back home.
Now he can not eat the Pellets we were feeding them he can only eat the crumble food now witch is totally fine at least he is still able to eat.
when we brought him home the first thing he did was jump into the pool to take a nice bath. poor guy has been through a lot this past week it was a well deserved bath.
while the Male duck was with my aunt i took some time to fortify the gate area.
i put chicken wire on both sides of the gate and any open spot there was. i had also back filled all the dirt the ducks have been taking from that area so there is no gap now.
needless to say my (2)female pekins accepted the male back home.
these images can be a bit disturbing and graphic. not near as bad as ones i had seen before but still take warning.
if anyone has any advise on how to care for him or things I can feed him that he will be able to handle , I'm open to all suggestions.
I have had these Jumbo Pekin ducks for about a year now and everything has been going great... until last week.
my Backyard Ducks are in a pen i built out of dog fence panels 18ft X 18ft wrapped in a mesh windscreen on the inside all the way around except for the gate.. with a hot tub in the ground and a filtration system to help keep the water clean. my Pekins are very spoiled and was told that they are Fat & Happy ducks.. they are always in their pen. we do not let the dogs and ducks out at the same time ... EVER!
however just last week i was sitting on my back porch listening to the running water of the filtration system ( sounds like a fast moving creek)
and i had a "Day Dream" that was very... disturbing.
"" that my dog would one day, some how get ahold of one of my ducks through the fence. by the gate ""
I kid you not. 5min later.
my Fear became a reality.
somehow my dog managed to get ahold of the bill of my only Male duck and really messed up his bill.
the top mandible has been ripped off just under the nasal cavities. only half of the top mandible is still there.
the bottom mandible has been split in half long ways..
my feathered friend is really banged up.
so my wife and i took him to my aunts homestead where they have a process for injured animals.
they said that they would keep and eye on him to see if he could drink water and eat.
if he couldn't do any of that then they would have no choice but to put him down
as much as i would have hated it, I would have understood that it would have been for the best.
1 week later and i hear from my aunt that he is in fact able to Eat & Drink.
so my wife and i went and picked him up to bring him back home.Now he can not eat the Pellets we were feeding them he can only eat the crumble food now witch is totally fine at least he is still able to eat.
when we brought him home the first thing he did was jump into the pool to take a nice bath. poor guy has been through a lot this past week it was a well deserved bath.
while the Male duck was with my aunt i took some time to fortify the gate area.
i put chicken wire on both sides of the gate and any open spot there was. i had also back filled all the dirt the ducks have been taking from that area so there is no gap now.
needless to say my (2)female pekins accepted the male back home.
these images can be a bit disturbing and graphic. not near as bad as ones i had seen before but still take warning.
if anyone has any advise on how to care for him or things I can feed him that he will be able to handle , I'm open to all suggestions.
