Question: How Can I Give My Special Needs Duck Company?

[kuiper]

They are a flock animal he needs company, one idea would be a bit securer protection so he could be down with his flock mates, or like KaleIAm suggested finding another little duck to keep him company.
Maybe one of these ladies can help with some other idea, I know if I have a lone chick I will give them a mirror and a fuzzy toy to snuggle with until it can be fixed.

@Miss Lydia
@WVduckchick

He has a little fuzzy unicorn stuffed animal he snuggles with. The mirror thing is new - I’ve never heard of it. I will try it out sometime.

Also, thank you for directing those users to me, they were great help! And thank you for your suggestions and support!

 

[slordaz]

that's what we are all here for to help each other and learn, learning is a never ending thing

 

[Duckfarmer1]

So, I’ve been raising ducks for three years and hatching them for two. This last summer we had a little guy hatch with a bad leg. At first I just thought it was a tendon problem but after taking him to the vet; it turns out it was a fused joint. He is unable to bend his leg so he is stuck hopping on his one leg. We named him “Fest”!

We take care of him the best we can, always make sure that he has clean, soft bedding, lots of food, and he was always surrounded by his hatch mates. Unfortunately, as time went on, his hatch mates grew and eventually were too big for the back porch - where ducklings grow until they go into the teen/adult duck hang out in our back yard. Fest isn’t growing as fast or as much; as expected his disability has stunted his growth a bit. He is way too small to go down with the other ducks nor do I think he could survive down there so he’s staying on the back porch and will probably stay up there for his life time.

Everyone knows I can’t just have one duck by himself; he’ll get lonely.. but I’m not sure what to do. I think it’s unfair to bring one of his hatch mates up from the back yard to live with him on the small space on our porch.... but I don’t want him to be by himself. He shouldn’t be by himself.

I don’t know what to do. I’m wondering is anyone has dealt with something like this before? Or if anyone has any suggestions to what I can do to make sure he’s not lonely?

Thanks for reading and I appreciate any suggestions!

 

[Duckfarmer1]

We had a goose with one leg. After awhile he couldn’t keep up with the flock. We also have rabbits that we keep in a huge cage on the ground that we move daily for new grass. I put Stubs in there. He loved it. So did the bunnies. Do you have any other small animals

 

[kuiper]

We had a goose with one leg. After awhile he couldn’t keep up with the flock. We also have rabbits that we keep in a huge cage on the ground that we move daily for new grass. I put Stubs in there. He loved it. So did the bunnies. Do you have any other small animals

Oh my gosh that sounds so adorable!! But no, all we have besides ducks are chickens and those guys can be real mean sometimes. But that’s a great suggestion, thank you!!

 

[Duckfarmer1]

Oh my gosh that sounds so adorable!! But no, all we have besides ducks are chickens and those guys can be real mean sometimes. But that’s a great suggestion, thank you!!

yes, chickens can pick on ducks, darn it, a bunny would be great..then the mirror and stuffed animal would be a solution other than the switch out ducks...I do have Daisy who’s disabled and I babied. Her for the longest time...I would put her in and out of the pond, have her own drinking water by her since she couldn’t get into the pond if I wasn’t there...but one day I saw she wanted to walk by herself to the house...it’s more than 100 yards..with the others...I let her...she made it..some days she days she does, some days I carry her to them...but she tries a lot more on her own since I let her and she’s got a spring In Her...wing.waddle..good luck