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If and when you put your duckling out try to introduce with out the drake involved, has she/he met the rest of the flock at all. On nice days I would take it out and let the rest of your birds meet it so it starts getting acclimated to the rest. My duckling lived in the house but I made sure it had ducky time with everyone else so it would feel at home with everyone and viseversa. But it was summer too, made a difference. I hope you have a girl.
Hadn't thought of that, was going to try and introduce by seperating her with a wire fence... but good idea
Separating with fence is good too, I just didn't have the setup for it so I just sat and watched in case someone wanted to get nasty, every once in a while one of the girls would grab, but the duckling learned to stay far enough away that they didn't get him often. Now he is larger than them but the older ones will still try to put him in his place, just part of duckie life I guess.
If and when you put your duckling out try to introduce with out the drake involved, has she/he met the rest of the flock at all. On nice days I would take it out and let the rest of your birds meet it so it starts getting acclimated to the rest. My duckling lived in the house but I made sure it had ducky time with everyone else so it would feel at home with everyone and viseversa. But it was summer too, made a difference. I hope you have a girl.
Hadn't thought of that, was going to try and introduce by seperating her with a wire fence... but good idea
Separating with fence is good too, I just didn't have the setup for it so I just sat and watched in case someone wanted to get nasty, every once in a while one of the girls would grab, but the duckling learned to stay far enough away that they didn't get him often. Now he is larger than them but the older ones will still try to put him in his place, just part of duckie life I guess.
