littleredhen4610
In the Brooder
- Jul 6, 2020
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Hi,
My Buff Orpington ducks have just hatched their first clutch. Out of seven eggs she sat on, she destroyed three. Out of the four which hatched, she and the drake killed one baby duck and tried to kill another before we rescued it. We took the remaining three inside to our brooder. Now Mama duck is in a frightful state. Anytime she sees us come out to the yard, she goes into a fit, scrunched up with her bill open and raising a continual fuss until we go out of sight. She is doing the same behavior as she did when she was sitting on the nest, guarding it. She is making me crazy and I am afraid my neighbors will start to hate me. The furious quacking doesn't stop until she no longer sees us. Is she being hormonal still or resenting us for taking the ducklings? Does this stop or will I have to rehome her? Thanks for your help!
My Buff Orpington ducks have just hatched their first clutch. Out of seven eggs she sat on, she destroyed three. Out of the four which hatched, she and the drake killed one baby duck and tried to kill another before we rescued it. We took the remaining three inside to our brooder. Now Mama duck is in a frightful state. Anytime she sees us come out to the yard, she goes into a fit, scrunched up with her bill open and raising a continual fuss until we go out of sight. She is doing the same behavior as she did when she was sitting on the nest, guarding it. She is making me crazy and I am afraid my neighbors will start to hate me. The furious quacking doesn't stop until she no longer sees us. Is she being hormonal still or resenting us for taking the ducklings? Does this stop or will I have to rehome her? Thanks for your help!