Pancake my little mallard drake was bullying one of my geese relentlessly and I’ve followed this people on this site advice and separated them.
So far, success. Also it turns out part of the problem was that they both feel they own me and so I now don’t pet them in each others view.
But now a New Problem!
Pancake is afraid of the 2 runner hens I put him with. Maybe he doesn’t know what they are. And they posture threateningly around him. They are definitely girls, aged 1 and 3 years old each, and no curly tail feathers.
How do I get the girls to accept him? Will that just happen naturally as we head into spring and his hormones go mental?
Photo below of ladies the night I brought them home. They are cleaner now.
So far, success. Also it turns out part of the problem was that they both feel they own me and so I now don’t pet them in each others view.
But now a New Problem!
Pancake is afraid of the 2 runner hens I put him with. Maybe he doesn’t know what they are. And they posture threateningly around him. They are definitely girls, aged 1 and 3 years old each, and no curly tail feathers.
How do I get the girls to accept him? Will that just happen naturally as we head into spring and his hormones go mental?
Photo below of ladies the night I brought them home. They are cleaner now.