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- Jul 6, 2025
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Hi,
I am back with another question
. This may turn into a novel so be warned. This story begins with my cousins getting 6 ducklings (1 Runner, 2 Khaki Campbell, 2 Rouen, and 1 Ancona) this past spring they ended up with three drakes (Runner and Campbells) and three hens (Rouen's and Ancona) and have had to separate them. This fall I got 6 ducklings (5 Runners and a Pekin) I lost two of my Runners (predator and broken heart/shock 
), so I now sadly only have four. My aunt had offered me their Runner drake even before I got my ducks, and I think I will take him. I am not very worried about sickness because my aunt takes very good care of all her birds and I know she would tell me if they had health issues. We both live in Arizona They live in Camp Verde and we live in east Tucson so from their plot to our house is four hours driving, luckily our grandparents live in Phoenix so we would stop there which is about in the middle so it would be Camp Verde/two hour drive/a stop in Phoenix/two hour drive/our house. So now I will get to the questions: 1) I would only bring him down so it would be very hard to quarantine a single duck, so do I need to quarantine? 2) I have two crates (a really big one and a smaller one) so I would probably bring up my ducks in the big crate so he has buddies to talk to on the way down (he would be in the small crate) is this a good idea? 3) how should I transition him to my girls quickly so he isn't super lonely for too long? 4) my ducks are nine weeks old so they are old and big enough to be with a male right? Thank so much in advance for all the help. Ad Madjoreum Dei Gloriam (all for the greater glory of God).
I am back with another question
. This may turn into a novel so be warned. This story begins with my cousins getting 6 ducklings (1 Runner, 2 Khaki Campbell, 2 Rouen, and 1 Ancona) this past spring they ended up with three drakes (Runner and Campbells) and three hens (Rouen's and Ancona) and have had to separate them. This fall I got 6 ducklings (5 Runners and a Pekin) I lost two of my Runners (predator and broken heart/shock ), so I now sadly only have four. My aunt had offered me their Runner drake even before I got my ducks, and I think I will take him. I am not very worried about sickness because my aunt takes very good care of all her birds and I know she would tell me if they had health issues. We both live in Arizona They live in Camp Verde and we live in east Tucson so from their plot to our house is four hours driving, luckily our grandparents live in Phoenix so we would stop there which is about in the middle so it would be Camp Verde/two hour drive/a stop in Phoenix/two hour drive/our house. So now I will get to the questions: 1) I would only bring him down so it would be very hard to quarantine a single duck, so do I need to quarantine? 2) I have two crates (a really big one and a smaller one) so I would probably bring up my ducks in the big crate so he has buddies to talk to on the way down (he would be in the small crate) is this a good idea? 3) how should I transition him to my girls quickly so he isn't super lonely for too long? 4) my ducks are nine weeks old so they are old and big enough to be with a male right? Thank so much in advance for all the help. Ad Madjoreum Dei Gloriam (all for the greater glory of God).
