New duckling! Help?

[WVduckchick]

cute setup! I'm thinking it may just take some time for them to get used to each other, then they "may" be ok. looks like there are some escape spots. If not, could you add just one wall of chicken wire across the middle of the run? Without predators, the ducks don't even need a coop per se. Mine hang out in their pool or just roam around all night. They don't sleep all night like chickens do.

 

[CayugaJana]

cute setup! I'm thinking it may just take some time for them to get used to each other, then they "may" be ok. looks like there are some escape spots. If not, could you add just one wall of chicken wire across the middle of the run? Without predators, the ducks don't even need a coop per se. Mine hang out in their pool or just roam around all night. They don't sleep all night like chickens do.

I was thinking the same thing. I can’t remember how cold it gets at night there?

 

[CayugaJana]

Yep find her poop hole, then basically fold them so the pooper is prominent
Tail feathers laid against the back, find the pooper and kinda work/massage the edges and either it will pop out or it won't

I think I’d almost pay money to see that.

 

[onaharley]

cute setup! I'm thinking it may just take some time for them to get used to each other, then they "may" be ok. looks like there are some escape spots. If not, could you add just one wall of chicken wire across the middle of the run? Without predators, the ducks don't even need a coop per se. Mine hang out in their pool or just roam around all night. They don't sleep all night like chickens do.

Ok....so I'm worrying over nothing that my ducks are night owls and don't sleep but what seems like only in the wee hours of the morning from 3to5 am?!? I guess they sleep all day while I'm at work though....

 

[DuckMochi]

@WVduckchick @CayugaJana We'll probably see how it goes first before separating them. I mean, if Sunni is a boy, which I'm pretty sure it is, they have Billy. So hopefully they will leave the chickens alone. Also the weather depends on the year honestly... usually it gets into the 40s-50s at night in the winter

 

[CayugaJana]

Whatever Sunni is, I hope they live happily ever after. Lol.

40s-50s is pretty decent compared to where I live!

 

[DuckMochi]

@CayugaJana yah me too lol hopefully sunni doesn’t cause too much trouble... and yes we have good winters here in Arizona but during the summer it gets up to 120 degrees!

 

[DuckMochi]

Sunni keeps trying to bite Billy on her neck/face and I don’t know what to do to make it stop

 

[MagpieDucks]

What does everyone think of pick-no-more? Would it work in a situation like this?

 

[onaharley]

I am thinking that the pick no more is more for when there is visible blood marks but could be wrong.....I do believe that Sunni just young and is trying to find out where she or he stands in this thing called life. Kinda like awkward young tweens.....you know. Give him/her the time and space to figure this out. Just know when things cross the line, you must step in.
I just had to put my drake in his place today.....twice because he kept picking on the hen and once for coming at me while giving him treats......I know that he is just trying to protect his hen, but he needs to know that i’m In charge.....not him!