Reintegrating duckling

[beckylm]

Hoping someone can help....Our female Pekin hatched an egg. Less than a week after hatching the duckling wouldn't put any pressure on its leg so we moved it in to the house to heal. The duckling is ready to go back out now with mama after a few days but mama ran from the duckling last night. How do I reintegrate the baby duck with mama?

 

[chickens really]

Hoping someone can help....Our female Pekin hatched an egg. Less than a week after hatching the duckling wouldn't put any pressure on its leg so we moved it in to the house to heal. The duckling is ready to go back out now with mama after a few days but mama ran from the duckling last night. How do I reintegrate the baby duck with mama?

You can't because you took it from her. She is over being a Momma.

 

[beckylm]

So what can I do with the duckling? I don't want to keep it in the house all by itself.

 

[chickens really]

So what can I do with the duckling? I don't want to keep it in the house all by itself.

Well you have too or sell it...Give it a mirror and a teddy and give it proper heat till it goes.

 

[nobueno]

By the time it's 3-4 weeks old it should be fine to rejoin the flock by itself as long as it's not too cold. Were they being violent or just running away from it?