The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: ScotsGirl on April 01, 2014, 11:51:32 pm
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I have a poorly duck. I found her one day flapping around unable to walk properly so put her in a run on own. She seemed to improve but then the goose attacked her and drake I think is treading her so now she has a bald back and can't stand very well.
She seems happy as eating drinking aNd sun bathing. The drake is besotted with her so I have let him stay with her but will she ever recover? I will shut drake out if this is likely to help but the love each other and I feel really mean.
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Defo separate and give her a chance to recover fully... A cpl of weeks should do the job!
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yes, I agree - a boy's attention won't do her any favours! Can even be the cause of her limping - is she the only girl?? Then I would consider getting a few more... :&>
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i have heard fo drakes really hurting and even killing ducks by being over amorous so definitely separate.
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Yes remove drake .. he could be the cause of the limping... and as previous message says can cause life threatening damage. 1 drake to at least 3 ducks should give them a break.
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Sometimes you find a drake or cockerel will have a 'favourite' and so you need more females to dilute the attentions. I find that their attentions usually start to calm down a bit later into summer, so around July they aren't quite so brutally affectionate :D
Just for the record, limping is sometimes a sign that they need wormed - Flubanvet in their food usually makes that right in a few days. Sounds like this is the drake though.
Hope she's well :fc: