AimToMisbehave
Songster
Hi guys just looking for some advice. I'm getting a friend for my 9 week old Muscovey duck tomorrow. We are picking up another Muscovey that is 2 weeks old. How do I go about introducing them or are there any tricks to it?
I'm worried that Luda will be protective over his food and me as his mum as he is mainly an inside duck. He needs a friend though I also don't know if Luda is a he or a she so that might have an impact on how he reacts to a new member of the family. Any help would be appreciated I'm so nervous!
It probably helps that neither of them is sexually mature yet... maybe introduce them on opposite sides of a baby gate or something similar, so they can get used to each other without risk of peck-poking? I used a wire exercise pen for small dogs to introduce new members to my little flock, and gave both sides treats and splashy water, and let them start mingling when they were all sort of calm.