Possibly being too concerned about duck behaviour?

[Miss Lydia]

Maybe because it’s all new to her and that her way to relieve stress. Since Runners tend to be high strung anyway. Does she quiet down when your out with her? And at 12 weeks she is finding her voice too!

 

[Jemima Duck]

Maybe because it’s all new to her and that her way to relieve stress. Since Runners tend to be high strung anyway. Does she quiet down when your out with her? And at 12 weeks she is finding her voice too!

Thank you for the fast response! Do you think she will quiet down in time? She doesn't stop the continuous quacking when I go outside to see her, but on the other hand she doesn't quack louder (like when she sees a crow).
Thank God she doesn't quack all day, it only seems to be when she's stood about outside the coop.

 

[Miss Lydia]

She should. Mine have moments like if the flock moves off and one can’t see them or something is scary. But none quack all the time. She should settle down as she gets use to her new home. My Buff who is a member of my Oldest Runner Flock 3 yrs will start quacking when she walks off like it’s a que she wants the rest to follow.

 

[Jemima Duck]

She should. Mine have moments like if the flock moves off and one can’t see them or something is scary. But none quack all the time. She should settle down as she gets use to her new home. My Buff who is a member of my Oldest Runner Flock 3 yrs will start quacking when she walks off like it’s a que she wants the rest to follow.

Phew, thank you again for your response, haha. I wonder if it's her trying to call her old flock or something generally related to them? Or possibly, the other ducks feel safe in the garden and wonder to the glass, and she doesn't like it so she is trying to warn them of danger?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Very hard to get into the mind of a duck but I am thinking she is feeling a little insecure new home new family everything is new it takes a while for them to adjust. Does she follow your girls around?

 

[Jemima Duck]

Very hard to get into the mind of a duck but I am thinking she is feeling a little insecure new home new family everything is new it takes a while for them to adjust. Does she follow your girls around?

Yes, it's very hard to think like a duck it seems haha. Suppose they see the world as full of constant threats, being prey animals.

She does follow the ducks around, though honestly it seems to be 50/50 them following her, and her following them. I have also seen them grooming eachother, so I'm assuming they get along? They are most certainly always together though

(One of my original 2 ducks is male, not sure if that will effect anything. The first 2 ducks are 9 weeks old, the new one 12)

 

[Miss Lydia]

That’s great honestlyRunners are Great at accepting their own kind I have 6 duckling I am integrating into my flock 3 at 4 weeks one 5 weeks and 2 at 8 weeks so far everyone is pretty good with them I don’t leave them alone with anyone. They are terrified of the geese though. My Runner drake an a few of my Muscovy females seem to think they have to put them In their place just because. Nothing major though.

 

[Miss Lydia]

It is amazing to me how they accept a newbie! I love it!

 

[Jemima Duck]

That’s great honestlyRunners are Great at accepting their own kind I have 6 duckling I am integrating into my flock 3 at 4 weeks one 5 weeks and 2 at 8 weeks so far everyone is pretty good with them I don’t leave them alone with anyone. They are terrified of the geese though. My Runner drake an a few of my Muscovy females seem to think they have to put them In their place just because. Nothing major though.

That sounds lovely! I can just imagine it as I read it haha. Geese are genuinely terrifying, so I don't blame them. The lady I bought my first two runners from had 2 geese in her back garden (along with A LOT of other ducks and chickens) and the noise they made was incredible! She never has to worry about being burgled hahaha

 

[Miss Lydia]

Most people have no idea that geese are all bluff lol oh during breeding season they are ornery and can bite an attack especially if the have goslings but that’s s trait they should have protecting their kids but really mine are wimps but loud and my female wants those ducklings for her own but she scares the wits out of them when she gets around them because she gets so loud.