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Yeah, but my neighbor wants to pick out two of the ducklings (or rather, have his boys each pick one) so I have to wait on him. I did offer the ducklings to him first. If he shows up tomorrow morning, I might go, if I could take the ducks along too.
I am going to have to lock that splash pair of calls up for awhile. Poor drake is being beaten up on too badly, and I don't want him hurt (for now he just looks bad, he isn't injured). I hate to lock them up, though, poor babies, they love to go outside.
If it doesn't resolve itself, I may have to sell that pair just to keep the drake safe
You could always lock up the other drake, until that one gets back to snuff. Then you could still spoil the other one. Or lock them all up, and only let them free range seperately. You know, one day the pair, next day the trio. They wouldn't be too happy, but at least that way you wouldn't have to keep one or the other locked up all the time.
I tried that, and the pair always end up going and hanging out inside, anyway, after they go outside for an hour or so. I would let them out for an hour, then lock them up and switch, but they never go to the right coop when I do that
Also, the splash drake is so roughed up he isn't mating or anything, but the blue drake is mating everyone
which is the biggest part of the problem, he wants ALL the women, not just his own.
Today all of them were out, and this afternoon I had to go looking for the pair - they were hiding in the woods. That is why I locked them into a seperate coop. Ya see, BC likes to sleep in their coop - but if I let her out, they go out, too. So I either have to put them in their own coop, and keep them locked up, or let them out. That drake is in such bad shape (feather-wise) he has a hard time escaping any predator, I dont want to risk having him outside right now.
Anyway, I'm rambling
but I think it would be better to just keep them locked up for awhile, until he gets back into shape a little bit.
meri
Yeah, but my neighbor wants to pick out two of the ducklings (or rather, have his boys each pick one) so I have to wait on him. I did offer the ducklings to him first. If he shows up tomorrow morning, I might go, if I could take the ducks along too.
I am going to have to lock that splash pair of calls up for awhile. Poor drake is being beaten up on too badly, and I don't want him hurt (for now he just looks bad, he isn't injured). I hate to lock them up, though, poor babies, they love to go outside.
If it doesn't resolve itself, I may have to sell that pair just to keep the drake safe
You could always lock up the other drake, until that one gets back to snuff. Then you could still spoil the other one. Or lock them all up, and only let them free range seperately. You know, one day the pair, next day the trio. They wouldn't be too happy, but at least that way you wouldn't have to keep one or the other locked up all the time.
I tried that, and the pair always end up going and hanging out inside, anyway, after they go outside for an hour or so. I would let them out for an hour, then lock them up and switch, but they never go to the right coop when I do that
Also, the splash drake is so roughed up he isn't mating or anything, but the blue drake is mating everyone
Today all of them were out, and this afternoon I had to go looking for the pair - they were hiding in the woods. That is why I locked them into a seperate coop. Ya see, BC likes to sleep in their coop - but if I let her out, they go out, too. So I either have to put them in their own coop, and keep them locked up, or let them out. That drake is in such bad shape (feather-wise) he has a hard time escaping any predator, I dont want to risk having him outside right now.
Anyway, I'm rambling
meri
