Is this bad? One duck keeps biting the others beak

[LauraHope]

One duckling, keeps constantly biting and pulling and thrashing at the others bill. The other one just indures it. And you can her the rasping as the biters trying to get a good hard bite. It just keeps Biting and biting for 30 seconds to a minuet while the other duck falls back wards as its trying to shaking it's head out of the biters beak grip.

 

[buff goose guy]

yeah id seperate them

 

[LauraHope]

Thanks for replying. Does this show that when its older, it will be more bity? Because it's biting now? Or does personality change drastically they are day old

 

[buff goose guy]

ohh well if they are days old ive never had this happen, hmm well just be sure they dont continue the behavior they shouldnt be doing this anyway

 

[LauraHope]

Ok.

 

[Skyfire]

It's comforting to read I'm not the only one who experienced this. I had similar happen with a gosling.

 

[DucksAndGardens]

Ok I know this might sound silly but even at 1 week old you can kind of catch behavior and redirect. When you see them biting the other's bill, gently intervene and grab the offender by the bill and look it straight in the eyes and say "No" very firmly. Mine were getting picky on one another and being mean to some of their clutch mates and I was kind of worried about injuries. Within a few days of doing this to the agressors they stopped picking on the other ducklings.

When I got my gosling and put her in with them they were 3 weeks old and she was only 3 days old and they started picking on her and I did the same thing and within a few days they stopped their harrassment.

Just something you might want to consider. If you separate them then they won't be able to be in the same flock but correcting the behavior with a firm "No" and establishing that you are calling the shots seems to actually work. Even today now that they are going on 5 weeks old I can still give them a look and say "No" and they stop what they are doing.

 

[Skyfire]

Ok I know this might sound silly but even at 1 week old you can kind of catch behavior and redirect. When you see them biting the other's bill, gently intervene and grab the offender by the bill and look it straight in the eyes and say "No" very firmly. Mine were getting picky on one another and being mean to some of their clutch mates and I was kind of worried about injuries. Within a few days of doing this to the agressors they stopped picking on the other ducklings.

When I got my gosling and put her in with them they were 3 weeks old and she was only 3 days old and they started picking on her and I did the same thing and within a few days they stopped their harrassment.

Just something you might want to consider. If you separate them then they won't be able to be in the same flock but correcting the behavior with a firm "No" and establishing that you are calling the shots seems to actually work. Even today now that they are going on 5 weeks old I can still give them a look and say "No" and they stop what they are doing.

We did the, "No Skin", technique exactly as you described. We were consistent. After 3 days, the behavior only worsened. Conversely, our remaining gosling, Jupiter, got annoyed at having to stay on a towel in our family room (our designated spot until she is diapered) and we did the beak hold on her. Worked like a charm, and only had to do it a couple of times. She learned. He did not. Having a gosling with this intense of a behavioral problem isn't what we signed up for and it was causing stress for everyone. It sucked badly to take him back, but we could not risk him getting worse (which he was doing anyway).

 

[LauraHope]

The duck that was getting bitten went to her home with another family. So not its just the one girl.

She was hatched Monday, and I got her yesterday so I've have her only 8 hours on her own, and nothing naughty has happened. She's not much of a personality yet. She needs to grown.


I did however, find out my australian shepard is food aggressive twards her! Wow, did she get the LOUD NOOOOO! of her life when she barked agrsivly and lunged with a paw on the duckings butt when I dropped a treat and he ducking went for it but it was ment for Lexy.

I have it under control but wow I was very disappointed in her.

When it comes near she moves her head away, showing good Launguage that she wants nothing to do with it. I think she's afraid it's goingor bite her also... She's very aware of her body. Anyways.