Possibly being too concerned about duck behaviour?

[Jemima Duck]

View attachment 1809317Ha ha, I had a pair and decided to get one more. Somehow got 3 instead. Now I have 6!
I think they are hanging by the window because they think of humans as other members of the flock. Mine love to watch us!

Omg that is adorable!! I'm being made to wonder why I haven't got ducks sooner ... I think my ducks are also looking in at us as well, as opposed to looking at their reflection because they maintain eye contact haha.
I have persuaded my partner to let me get another runner duck! So I'm looking for local breeders now. I'll have to get a photo tomorrow now, as it's dark and they've been put to bed for the night.

 

[Jemima Duck]

Its when those beady eyes... Or rather that single sideways looking beady eye sizes you up and makes you wonder who is in charge of whom.

Lol... Ducks are crackpots. One minute they dont want you near them, the next they are under your feet. They will go on the new areas once they get distracted and forget that they were afraid of it. When mine run out of food I get them padding round to the front door, quacking and, um, whatever it is drakes do, as loud as possible but once they're fed I might as well be godzilla as they want nothing to do with me.... Well until I bring out meal worms or tomatoes!

Where abouts are you @Jemima Duck?

I agree already with the "who owns who" thing, I get a good telling off from my female duck when I go out to clean their coop haha. I'm from the East Midlands! What about you?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yay!!

 

[duck-lady]

@Jemima Duck Manchester here.

 

[Jemima Duck]

Yay!!

I know, I'm so excited!

@Jemima Duck Manchester here.

Nice! More specifically, I'm from the Nottingham area

 

[Duckworth]

Omg that is adorable!! I'm being made to wonder why I haven't got ducks sooner ... I think my ducks are also looking in at us as well, as opposed to looking at their reflection because they maintain eye contact haha.
I have persuaded my partner to let me get another runner duck! So I'm looking for local breeders now. I'll have to get a photo tomorrow now, as it's dark and they've been put to bed for the night.

Be careful! That duck math has a tendency to multiply without warning!!

 

[Jemima Duck]

Be careful! That duck math has a tendency to multiply without warning!!

Hahaha I'll keep an eye out!

 

[kook8]

I have gotten a pair of male and female Runner ducks about a week ago (9 weeks old), that I have been letting have run of my garden (probably about 15x20 meters?). The first couple of days the ducks were very fearful and refused to come out of their coop (an important thing to note is that the coop is on our patio, near the sliding glass backdoor) . From then, they seemed happy to leave their coop, and walk the length of the patio, but have refused to go into the grassy area of the garden (where there is ample places to forage, and also a pool that I had bought for them).

My first question is basically, do you think the ducks will happily go into the garden over time? I mean I have had them only a week haha. And the one time they did go down the garden (out of fright, mind you, because I was cleaning their coop) they found the pool and loved it... But haven't seemed to have the courage to cross the garden and go back.


My second question is regarding their behaviour currently. I am concerned about the fact that the ducks seem to be stood by the sliding glass door quite often. If they are not resting in the coop, drinking, eating or splashing about/washing in their smaller water tub, they will be stood outside the glass door looking in. I have tried opening the door, but they just waddle back into their coop (they are still very skittish when approached, but relax when you sit down). I'm not sure what this behaviour indicates? I clean their coop once a day, put fresh water out every day, and make sure they always have food to eat, but seeing them stand at the door makes me feel guilty, as though I'm failing them somehow as I don't know what they're trying to ask me for.

Any input would be very much appreciated, thank you!

Can they see themselves reflected on the glass and believe they see other ducks?

 

[Jemima Duck]

Can they see themselves reflected on the glass and believe they see other ducks?

I don't know honestly, because they have been making eye contact, I'd assume they can half see in, half see their reflection. When I'm outside looking in I can see both inside and a slight reflection.

 

[kook8]

I don't know honestly, because they have been making eye contact, I'd assume they can half see in, half see their reflection. When I'm outside looking in I can see both inside and a slight reflection.

Oh well! perhaps they are just quackers