Mare's Illegal Cute-ness (Call Duck) Chat Thread!!

[muddy75]

How does she manage with one leg?

She waddles around, flies more, and spends most of her days in the pool.

 

[muddy75]

She waddles around, flies more, and spends most of her days in the pool.

She’s not able to keep up with the other ducks but has managed well overall (i make sure to give her greens where she’s at, and she gets to food and water) so I haven’t had the heart to cull as long as she seems content.

 

[CoriM]

She’s not able to keep up with the other ducks but has managed well overall (i make sure to give her greens where she’s at, and she gets to food and water) so I haven’t had the heart to cull as long as she seems content.

How did she lose her leg?

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I had to go out to the aviary this morning and miss pixie (my one leg duck) was on an egg in the duck house so I know that the darker green eggs are hers!

Probably.. But not necessarily. All of my call Ducks are laying in the same spot right now. The broody ones will gladly go broody on any pile of eggs no matter who laid them.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

It is an Easter egg hunt everyday out there. Since I have been gathering eggs and not letting anyone go broody, they change where they lay them daily and cover them up really good hoping I won't find them. Every day when I gather eggs and fluffs the bedding, after I leave they all go in there and investigate and I swear they're having a meeting about where to try to hide them next.

 

[troyer]

She’s not able to keep up with the other ducks but has managed well overall (i make sure to give her greens where she’s at, and she gets to food and water) so I haven’t had the heart to cull as long as she seems content.

I understand 100%. Some might think we're softies, but I think it's because we have huge hearts. there might come a time when quality of life makes it neccessary to cull, but until then I am content to care for them.

 

[muddy75]

How did she lose her leg?

It was a hatch/brooder deformity……the leg is there, she just keeps it tucked up close to her body

 

[CoriM]

It's sweet that you take good care of her

 

[muddy75]

It is an Easter egg hunt everyday out there. Since I have been gathering eggs and not letting anyone go broody, they change where they lay them daily and cover them up really good hoping I won't find them. Every day when I gather eggs and fluffs the bedding, after I leave they all go in there and investigate and I swear they're having a meeting about where to try to hide them next.

Things were similar here until I gave in and let lovey keep the 1 nest

 

[HeatherKellyB]

It was a hatch/brooder deformity……the leg is there, she just keeps it tucked up close to her body

I've got a wild Canada goose that is only able to use one leg. She's been like this for as long as I've known her and that's probably been 3 years. Her leg has atrophied now. Of course she's got a target on her back because she's only able to hop around or fly. She does swim but that's really difficult because she's unable to paddle with the one leg. So she paddles with her good leg and uses her head to kind of thrust her body weight to help move her in the direction she wants to go. She's really impressive in my opinion. Years ago I considered catching and taking her to a waterfowl rescue, but I feel like she'd hate that and I worry they'd euthanize her.