My Drake goes loony around the water bowl

[Ellyhutch]

It doesn't happen every day, but maybe once a week. My Drake goes flappy, gets the zoomies, and tries to stick his breast into the water bowl. There's a lot of beak opening and running in circles. He has two water sources out of the coop that he can fit his whole body in and get way more zoomie room. But he doesn't like being submerged or even really having both his feet in water. Anyone else ever see this? It's just so silly.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/g4PGLpv5XjR8ThBU7

 

[Ellyhutch]

It doesn't happen every day, but maybe once a week. My Drake goes flappy, gets the zoomies, and tries to stick his breast into the water bowl. There's a lot of beak opening and running in circles. He has two water sources out of the coop that he can fit his whole body in and get way more zoomie room. But he doesn't like being submerged or even really having both his feet in water. Anyone else ever see this? It's just so silly.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/g4PGLpv5XjR8ThBU7

More evidence of his tomfoolery, including spilling the water bowl: https://photos.app.goo.gl/UfuyNEWrfoCeamNW6

 

[Beth42]

One of my drakes does this. It's almost like he wants to have a good splash around in the water but just won't get into the pool! He does all the actions that the rest do when they get in the water, but on dry land

 

[Miss Lydia]

Must be a drake thing, I have seen my Muscovy drake doing this.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Yes They practically act like a toddler given a full bag of candy only it's just a dang bucket of water lol I wish I got that happy over water! life would be so much simpler if i was that easily entertained honestly though I feel like it's almost an aphrodisiac type of thing for them.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Then I have these, always wonder what they are looking for

 

[Miss Lydia]

Her sis couldn’t find it so she thought she’d give it a go

 

[quackingdom]

My ducks sometimes do this too. Even when they have much larger swimming tubs just two feet away. I've also seen them try to take baths while standing/sitting on the rim of a tub. The drakes do seem more likely to try to take baths without actually being in the bath.