My Dog Brought Home a Duck....help!

[shesell]

Help, I don't know anything about ducks...I have chickens! We came home around noon yesterday to find our dog sleeping with a duck under one of our vehicles. The duck is very attached to her, but not in a good way I think. The duck pecks at her skin and follows her everywhere. She can escape to the porch but the duck is there as soon as she comes down. I tried feeding the duck the starter feed I have for chickens but it wasn't very interested in it. I did fill up a big tub with water and it loved that. I don't want it to get sick by not eating, What should I do? The duck seems obsessed!
Thanks, Sheila

 

[PineBurrowPeeps]

Pic? Is this a wild looking duck or a domestic breed?

 

[shesell]

Here is the link to the picture of the duck

 

[shesell]

The duck is tame..it lets me pick it up with no problem and actually seems to like it. Poor Daisy's mouth is sore from the duck plucking at it...

 

[Big Chicken Little]

The duck should be able to forage on its own. He looks very cute !!

 

[jvls1942]

don't worry. that duck is not underfed.. It is eating something, somewhere.. I would leave things as they are.. somebody close by lost that duck.. they do not usually fly very far..

As long as it is hanging with the dog, I would not worry about predators..

they make a nice couple..

 

[Mom2Cool]

OMG that is adorable! That duck is VERY lucky that dog is use to chickens at least because being a *duck dog* it would be his nature to be the opposit of nurturing.

Do you think that maybe that is someones tame Mallard that flew & now doesn't know where to go or what to do? A mallard can be wild but they can be hatched out or purchased from hatcheries too. I think people have to clip wings or they can fly though & maybe this one did?


BTW that dog deserves a soup bone.

he's a good boy

 

[shesell]

Forage on it's own? Really? I have been so worried about food for it. Any ideas what kind of duck it is? Here is a link to a youtube video showing how attached it is to the dog:

 

[Jenlyn9483]

It looks like a Rouen or Rouen mix drake.

 

[shesell]

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Not sure, I have a lake out back but I have NEVER seen ducks on it. We live pretty far out in the sticks. We do have neighbors, but they have horses and goats. No ducks. This is so weird!!