Support Group for Abused Duck Keepers

[New duck mommy 2021]

Awww thats sweet. My ducks this year are hatchery ducks so that probably contributes to it. I remember my very first hatched duck a few years ago, he was the only one out of 10 eggs to hatch, but that made him imprint on me so much and everywhere I went he'd follow. I only had him maybe 3 weeks, though, since ducks get lonely without others around.

He would have abused you once he got hormone age
When they imprint on you it’s much different then when they imprint on another duck
That one from the video last night for the foot would follow me around and jump on my lap to cuddle when he was little but I got him at 24 hours old and he had already imprinted on his siblings. So he doesn’t act like the one that did
He is the little yellow one in this pic

 

[BelovedBirds]

Is there anyone here who is good at telling whether a duck egg is healthy or not? If so send your name to me so I can add you to my thread. It's my first time incubating duck eggs and i'm afraid some of them may not be healthy. Tomorrow is supposed to be their lockdown day! Thanks if you see this and can help.

@New duck mommy 2021 is very knowledgeable, I also have a pretty good eye for it, if I do say so myself
Feel free to @ us or post pics here

 

[BelovedBirds]

True, but the point is to be insulting for the duck so that every time he gets too abusive I can just say "yeah but your name's meat jerky" if I name the drake Donald that's an insult to me, because it's so unoriginal it will pain me to say it

Did you ever consider that maybe I'm on the ducks side??

@BelovedBirds I tthink your duck has been spreading its abuse gospel...

My babies are innocent!

I have now joined "the abusive duck group" mine are only a week old and i have been bit a few times. They think my hand is food luckily it does hurt yet! And they scream and yell if they dont see each other!

Welcome!! They do start young don't they
Clever little dictators

 

[BelovedBirds]

and it won't poo on you (or in your bed)"

Are you looking at me when you say that?? Because I swear they only did it like two times!

Ok, yes, I have had a duck named Donald ... Named by my spouse's granddaughter (she was 8) ... And
.... Turned out to be a hen, not a drake...

... And I loved her very much

I guessed when I saw the angry reaction no offense intended!

 

[BelovedBirds]

Well considering the dogs didn't do the slaughtering nor did they know what they were sleeping on, just that it was more comfortable than the floor, I'd say it's pretty harmless. But I'm betting that this goose was aiming for the human, much less harmless

Humans are not harmless!
We are incredibly terrible
I shall also join the side of the goose!!

 

[BelovedBirds]

https://www.facebook.com/reel/598448765203834?s=yWDuG2&fs=e&mibextid=Nif5oz

With apologies to anyone you may beg to build you one

Oh my goodness
Little thrill seekers!!!

 

[fluffycrow]

Humans are not harmless!
We are incredibly terrible
I shall also join the side of the goose!!

That's my point, humans are much less harmless

 

[BelovedBirds]

That's my point, humans are much less harmless

It's not midnight anymore but I'm still not to blame for not being able to read properly
Too early for that!

 

[picklestheduck]

I’m quite disappointed. We’ve decided we should get four more ducks…. Like why not I already have 12 little wattle butt quackers out there. But the duck rescue near me doesn’t have any suitable females up for adoption right now! I even checked bordering states! Even called the farm stores to see if I could at least get some sexed female ducklings but no I feel attacked. No one wants me to have more ducks

 

[BelovedBirds]

I’m quite disappointed. We’ve decided we should get four more ducks…. Like why not I already have 12 little wattle butt quackers out there. But the duck rescue near me doesn’t have any suitable females up for adoption right now! I even checked bordering states! Even called the farm stores to see if I could at least get some sexed female ducklings but no I feel attacked. No one wants me to have more ducks

Do you have online ads like, Craigslist, or anything? I wonder if you could find some unwanted hens there?
Of ccourse you would probably have to quarantine them before introducing, I wouldn't trust most sellers.