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Babyquail

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Aug 17, 2021
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So I had my very first duckling hatch, unfortunately all the other eggs died, and the friend I bought him suddenly died a few days later. So I had a lone duckling and got a call about a Call duck of unknown gender that was also a lone hatch but it was three months old, and they couldn’t keep it because the others bullied it, so I got it for free. Now I have a 2 month old Blue Swedish duckling and a call duck that I THINK is a female that is half the size of the other already. Call duck hates me, and since I can’t free range it doesn’t help that I have to catch her to put her back in the coop, and the Swedish loves me, could care less about the call but the call freaks out if not near him. Are these two going to give me trouble in the future, and what can I even do when winter is coming on?
 
Best way to win over a duck is to spend time with them offering treats first by tossing them close then shortening the toss until they are eating out of your hand. It isn't an overnight miracle but it will happen. In the meantime, you'll just have to catch the Call or try herding it into the coop. Is she quackling or sounding like a chain smoker with raspy voice? You'll also have to keep her from flying away Hopefully your run is covered.
What do you mean by what to do when winter is coming?
 
Best way to win over a duck is to spend time with them offering treats first by tossing them close then shortening the toss until they are eating out of your hand. It isn't an overnight miracle but it will happen. In the meantime, you'll just have to catch the Call or try herding it into the coop. Is she quackling or sounding like a chain smoker with raspy voice? You'll also have to keep her from flying away Hopefully your run is covered.
What do you mean by what to do when winter is coming?
More meaning I wasn’t sure how easy it would be to be to sell a duck in the winter, if I have problems with the bigger duckling hurting the Call, and I didn’t know If I would have problems anyways. And the Call can’t fly, she tries and can’t get off the ground, she would come back to Lucky anyways. Her quack isn’t very distinct, and she only quacks when I move Lucky away, so not often. No curled tail feather. I will try feeding her treats though!
 
Hopefully you won’t have to sell. Just give her more time to get use to you. My Runners and Buffs like me when I bring out the treats and some will eat out of my hand but none except 2 will willingly let me pick them up. And I hatched them here in 2016.
 

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