Hi all
I am very new to this and just want to make sure I am doing everything right. Please bare with the questions. LOL I have three new ducklings (2 Pekin and 1 Rouen) that are about 5 days old now. They eat, drink and move around the brooder well but when I go near them they head for a corner and cover their heads. I talk softly a few times a day to them and change their water twice a day. I put them in the sink today with warm water and all they did was try to get out and herd together. Tonight, as I was settling them I tried putting my hand in gently to the brooder with some mashed banana on it. They just scrambled and never looked up. My chicks, which are beside them and the same age are eating crumble off my hands and chirping when I start talking to them. The ducks are so cute. I don't want them to be afraid of me. Is this normal?
thanks
I am very new to this and just want to make sure I am doing everything right. Please bare with the questions. LOL I have three new ducklings (2 Pekin and 1 Rouen) that are about 5 days old now. They eat, drink and move around the brooder well but when I go near them they head for a corner and cover their heads. I talk softly a few times a day to them and change their water twice a day. I put them in the sink today with warm water and all they did was try to get out and herd together. Tonight, as I was settling them I tried putting my hand in gently to the brooder with some mashed banana on it. They just scrambled and never looked up. My chicks, which are beside them and the same age are eating crumble off my hands and chirping when I start talking to them. The ducks are so cute. I don't want them to be afraid of me. Is this normal?
thanks