bluekii
Chirping
Hello!
I recently bought two 5-7 month old call ducks and they have never been free range before.
My other 8 call ducks are free range and live on the pond by my house, and can fly and have free roam of wherever they may please.
These ducks have been kept in a small pen for all their life with a tiny bowl of water - honestly they weren't in good condition, absolutely filthy and not enough space to fly and I don't think they even swam before. We bathed them in the bath and now they are just preening and drying themselves off. The male has suspected wet feather but I cannot confirm.
Should I let them onto the pond soon? Will they follow my current call ducks? How can I make sure they stay around the pond? Will they be smart enough to evade danger? If they do have wet feather what is the best way to treat it?
I'll attach a picture of them both to show the condition they're in.
Thanks in advance!
Blue
I recently bought two 5-7 month old call ducks and they have never been free range before.
My other 8 call ducks are free range and live on the pond by my house, and can fly and have free roam of wherever they may please.
These ducks have been kept in a small pen for all their life with a tiny bowl of water - honestly they weren't in good condition, absolutely filthy and not enough space to fly and I don't think they even swam before. We bathed them in the bath and now they are just preening and drying themselves off. The male has suspected wet feather but I cannot confirm.
Should I let them onto the pond soon? Will they follow my current call ducks? How can I make sure they stay around the pond? Will they be smart enough to evade danger? If they do have wet feather what is the best way to treat it?
I'll attach a picture of them both to show the condition they're in.
Thanks in advance!
Blue