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[QuackRS]

the poof and flap is bathing behavior for a happy duck, if they cant get to the pool you will see them do it by thier water some times when they get in the bathing mood, just wait until they go tail up to get water over thier backs

that looks like one of my black runners! she is a very lovely bird

thank you so much he does the flapping tail up so cute... he likes to be sprayed with the hose to

 

[QuackRS]

I have a duck that gets very loud when I get close. She gets very quiet when I refill and bring back the food

Ducks make all kinds of noise when they get excited, for both good and bad reasons. It's normal. Seeing you is exciting. You bring food. You fill the pool. You steal the eggs. You invade their territory. You open and close the gate. You might be carrying tools. All of these things are exciting in the world of a pet duck.

If your one duck is hogging the pool and the other doesn't ever get a turn (mine seem to take turns instead of swimming all at once), you might want to set up another water source nearby. It could be smaller. Just enough to be a bit of a distraction so they both get to get some water action. It's good for them for cleaning and preening, plus it's fun.

thank you!! they have 3 pools and get access to our pond a couple days a week

 

[PirateGirl]

Sounds good! As long as everyone has access to food and water (which can mean different feeding and water stations) they should be good even if you have a duck who tends to be a bit of a blocker.

 

[QuackRS]

right now geese and babies have pond but they share