My Drake went "Loco" any advice?

[lovesduckies]

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i know it's weird but i have also "mounted" my drake so that he knows i am the boss. lol worked for me

 

[aduckstolemyheart]

Hahahaha, may have to try that!!!

While I have this thread open, I have another Q...my ducks don't seem to like peas! What the heck?? I take peas out, and they ignore them, I put them in the feed dish, they get them in their mouths then spit them back out. I thought duckies were supposed to love peas?!?!?

 

[evonne]

you'll get your sweet duck back when mating season is over... maybe.. ?? lol... to bad our hormone raging teenage boys don't have season like the ducks.. we could just lock them up for 4 months then they'd be normal again...

 

[Happycheese]

My mallard drake also did this 'personality' change this late spring. It went away when the females left to sit on nests. His new drake buddy seems to have calmed him down too.

 

[redhen]

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i know it's weird but i have also "mounted" my drake so that he knows i am the boss. lol worked for me

I didnt need that visual before i go to sleep...

 

[lovesduckies]

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haha i have a pic of it tooo

lol MOM WINS!

 

[lovesduckies]

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oh mine hate peas too. all of them i thought it was a scovy thing at first lol. i tell them it's okay i wouldn't eat them either, you guys are tooo smart lol

 

[sonew123]

My duck male is the same way! my ankles are so bruised from the biting when he never used-He is over a year now with 2 girlfriends and he still chases after me and my girls! We have all been his victims-I peg him to the ground saying BAD!-NO! but as soon as I let him up-bang he does it again-he never used to do it. I will do the mounting thing today and peg him down more to see what happens-and he hates crocks too-those are my farm shoes!

 

[Parrotchick]

My Muscovy drake Ivan (aka Ivan the Rapist, Psycho Duck but usually just Good Duck) has some of the same behaviors, but not as aggressive. He was raised with silkie chicks and last year tried to mate some of the huge Cornish X hens, so I think he definitely has identity issues. I got through to him that that wasn't allowed (picked him up and took him to time-out alone in his pen) and got him his own Muscovy hen. He doesn't pay her much mind. When everyone is out free ranging, Ivan will hang with the chickens and attack one of the top roosters. My Pekin drakes try to attack Ivan-they are enamored with the Muscovy hen and must assume she's Ivan's woman they must take by force (but they are thoroughly respectful of the Pekin hen). Ivan looks kind of dopey then as if he should defend her but is too wimpy to do so, even though I'm sure he could kick the Pekins' butts if he were so inclined.

But I am his main love interest and he'll follow me all over if I'm in sight. The foot and leg biting comes in fits and starts, 95% of the time it's not too hard. I pick him up and carry him around a bit. When I have time I'll sit in a chair with him standing in my lap for maybe 10 or 15 minutes. He NEVER tries to bite me then. He completely relaxes and will eventually jump down or fly off. I haven't been able to eliminate the nipping issue but he just hasn't been annoying enough to me to pursue it further. My fiance gets thorougly ticked off when it happens to him, but getting in a power struggle with Ivan seems to make his aggression far worse, with giant wings flapping at you and sharp Muscovy claws getting snagged on you.

 

[sonew123]

See.this am I went down with socks and sneakers on and Nothing! Its the shoes I tell yah????