Is my duckling just spoiled??

[MikaylaLeslie]

So on June 28th I hatched 1 little Muscovy duckling that I now believe is a boy. None of the other eggs hatched so for the first couple days he was with me or my mom 24/7. We found him a little friend that was about a week older and I’m pretty sure it’s a female. At first the little guy still wanted to be with us but he adjusted and then they were best of friends. We let them be for a while and then once we were sure they were good together we would hold them here and there. They were so sweet and cuddly and we just loved them! Well the little guy I hatched has been getting more and more demanding. We made the mistake of introducing them to tomatoes so he would out of the blue start chirping like crazy and we figured out it was because he wanted tomatoes! Last week we moved them outside and I was excited because of how friendly they are compared to my other ducks who want nothing to do with us. Whenever I walk up to their pen he comes running up to me. When nighttime came around though he was flipping out. Non stop chirping like he was freaked out. I picked him up and then he stopped. So we decided to let them spend the night inside because maybe they were just scared. We held them and they seemed so happy and calm. But now he is not happy being outside at all. Especially at night. We were letting them stay inside at night but finally last night we left them out there the whole night. He chirps so much and I don’t know what to do with him! I tried putting them with our older ducklings but they were not very nice to the Muscovy’s. But when the Muscovy’s were in the bigger pen they were fine! It seems he doesn’t like to be confined. I probably blew it by holding them so much as they were growing up but I’ve wanted so much to have friendly ducks! Any suggestions? Is he just spoiled?

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

they are imprinted. one of mine is almost two and still thinks i should never leave him.

 

[chickens really]

They become conditioned to chirp loudly because they know you will come running. Stop going each time it cries and it will stop calling for you..

 

[HollowOfWisps]

I guess the biggest question is do you want them to stay like this or do you want it to stop? He has imprinted on you and is has been conditioned to know that making noise=your attention. If you want to break it you have to just let them be without running to them and eventually they will figure out that you're not going to be there 24/7.