Newfowler1
Songster
Hello I'm a newbie here I guess. I've had two little broods thus far, Pekin and Rouen. Then Cayuga Ducks afterward. I bonded with my injured female Pekin post raccoon incident (she lost her mate and her eye ) I couldnt even leave the room after she and I bonded. I bought two Rouen ducks (to give her company) from someone on craigslist which turned into a disaster. They wouldn't go in their pen at night and my littl gal followed suit in the evening chase. Eventually I gave up on late evening after 3 hrs of trying to catch the Rouens and went to bed, disaster followed with my sweetheart and one of the naughty rouens ending up raccoon fodder. I was heartbroken. I ordered 2 Cayuga ducks and a golden layer afterwards, imprinting seemed futile and I felt sorry for the surviving Rouen so I gave in and introduced the ducklings to her and they all seemed happy together. I can hand feed them but oh my NO touching allowed!
So more to the point I ordered 5 Welsh Harquins and a Saxony duckling and got them mail ordered on hatching day. No matter how much i handle them they still don't seem to want to bond with me and wail and holler to b put down. They are now 2 weeks old, kept indoors in a large clear brooder with heating pad and lamp.
I use meal worms of course but don't feel I'm getting a connection. No matter how I try to hold and handle them they just want to climb up my shoulder and get away. Like Montey Python & the Rabbit, "run away run away!!!!"
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I have duckling diapers for them but don't see the point if I'm going to traumatize them in the process.
So more to the point I ordered 5 Welsh Harquins and a Saxony duckling and got them mail ordered on hatching day. No matter how much i handle them they still don't seem to want to bond with me and wail and holler to b put down. They are now 2 weeks old, kept indoors in a large clear brooder with heating pad and lamp.
I use meal worms of course but don't feel I'm getting a connection. No matter how I try to hold and handle them they just want to climb up my shoulder and get away. Like Montey Python & the Rabbit, "run away run away!!!!"
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I have duckling diapers for them but don't see the point if I'm going to traumatize them in the process.