Loner duck

[DukesDucks]

I have been noticing odd behaviour of one of my Muscovy drakes. The 8 free range most of the day and stay fairly close together. Over the last few days, I have been finding one of the males alone. He seems physically fine, and I hadn't seen any bullying of him by others. Any ideas why?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

How many drakes do you have? It's breeding season. Multiple drakes will form a pecking order.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sounds like someone has given him the impression he isn’t wanted. Or he’s sick. Have you seen him eating drinking bathing?

 

[chickens really]

Breeding season I'm thinking. One has decided he is better..

 

[donaquijote]

Needing help with a rat proof duck feeder! Any ideas most welcome!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Needing help with a rat proof duck feeder! Any ideas most welcome!

Explain please.

 

[Jpat]

I keep my feed in an animal proof steel chain barrel, i have a small feed dish i take in with me every night

 

[Isaac 0]

Needing help with a rat proof duck feeder! Any ideas most welcome!

There are many on the market, Have you checked?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Were having a rat problem right now, I had to find out by seeing them out under the wild bird feeders. I am hoping they aren't getting into my flocks feeders during the day with having 34 birds I am hoping they won't be that brave to come out around them. I have sat out and watched and haven't seen any. But first when we realized we had rats We bought the electrocution trap because I didn't want to put out any poison, well that was a bust didn't even work so it's going back, then next was those spring loaded traps, so far we've caught 3 but they spring them too with out getting caught so now we have Rat X coming from Amazon. It's safe to use around all wild life only kills rats and mice. It's to come today. We know rats and mice are part of the wild life population and we'll never get them all but seeing them out during the day tells me we have more than our share. And our best rat and mice deterrents aren't out yet. Our black snakes.