Pekin duck charging at me?

[Duck_life]

i have 6 ducks, 2 pekins (pippin and pepper, drake brothers) and 4 muscovy ducklings (lucky, bella, maple, and marshmallow, 1 drake 3 hens) my pekins were sweet at first very nice and super cute! i did not get them as ducklings and i don't know how old they are either. My bigger pekin (pepper) well charge at me every time i leave the pen now and this is new to because he has never done this. My tiny bit smaller pekin pippin doesn't do anything though, is pepper protecting his brother from me? is he territorial?

 

[Miss Lydia]

He's just being a normal drake. One of my Muscovy drakes would wait till I turned to leave their pen and I would hear him walking fast from behind me, I would turn around and he'd stop and look around like "what" he never touched me though it was just his way of being Mr. Macho. You don't want him to nip or attack you and hopefully it won't come to that. But incase it does bring the broom along and keep him at broom length so he cannot be aggressive to you.

 

[katiebrock]

He's just being a normal drake. One of my Muscovy drakes would wait till I turned to leave their pen and I would hear him walking fast from behind me, I would turn around and he'd stop and look around like "what" he never touched me though it was just his way of being Mr. Macho. You don't want him to nip or attack you and hopefully it won't come to that. But incase it does bring the broom along and keep him at broom length so he cannot be aggressive to you.

One of my boys likes to sneak up behind me and jump on me! He immediately runs off afterwards though. He is so silly!

 

[Runner duck mom]

He's just being a normal drake. One of my Muscovy drakes would wait till I turned to leave their pen and I would hear him walking fast from behind me, I would turn around and he'd stop and look around like "what" he never touched me though it was just his way of being Mr. Macho. You don't want him to nip or attack you and hopefully it won't come to that. But incase it does bring the broom along and keep him at broom length so he cannot be aggressive to you.

Lol, our drake does this too. Such a tough guy when my back is turned, thinks I can't hear him sneaking up on me

 

[thumper650]

One of my drakes is doing this, and only when I walk away. I find that my boys go through phases. One of my other drakes was in pursuit mode last summer. Then he'd stand at my feet, with a look of love in his eyes!

 

[Duck_life]

glad to hear this is normal! ya pepper is always doing that whenever i turn around he stops lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

Aren't they funny.

 

[Duck_life]

ya i find it cute <3 (now that ii no its normal)

 

[Miss Lydia]

They imprinted ones are more difficult I had one of those too. I went through a lot with that boy to get him to realize I wasn't going to be his mate. But he will be 8 yrs old this Sunday and we have a great relationship.

 

[Duck_life]

That's good to here! it's always sad to watch them grow up knowing soon they won't be here! but growing up with them is the best part.