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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Bionic on July 29, 2016, 07:08:06 pm

Title: Lone male duck
Post by: Bionic on July 29, 2016, 07:08:06 pm: His mate (male) died a week ago so I'm off to Ffairfach poultry mart tomorrow to get him some girlfriends
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Post by: Dave C on July 29, 2016, 07:43:54 pm: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Bet he's pleased
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Post by: Bionic on July 29, 2016, 08:29:02 pm: I've just told him. He didn't look impressed though ;D :&> :&> :&>
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Post by: Dave C on July 29, 2016, 08:35:41 pm: He is maybe enjoying some peace and quiet in his man cave :innocent:
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Post by: waterbuffalofarmer on July 29, 2016, 08:53:01 pm: All the best and I hope you find him a suitable mate :thumbsup:
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Post by: doganjo on July 29, 2016, 10:51:11 pm: or better still two or three or four or five :excited: depending on breed :innocent:
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Post by: Bionic on July 30, 2016, 02:13:40 pm: Well, he now has 4 Khaki Campbell females.

They are in a small pen at the moment and he keeps running round and round it making himself dizzy. I hope that means he is happy.
Title: Re: Lone male duck
Post by: doganjo on July 30, 2016, 05:12:46 pm: I don't doubt it lol

What breed is he?
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Post by: Bionic on July 30, 2016, 10:25:44 pm: He is part runner and something else.

I put the girls in a bigger pen late afternoon and within 10 seconds he had managed to get into them. Jumped on top of one straight away but things then settled down. They followed him all round the pen and seemed happy enough to go to bed in their house all together.

:fc: All is going well
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Post by: Womble on July 31, 2016, 01:06:17 am: Got to love ducks. Just so much more gregarious and friendlier towards each other than hens :) .
Title: Re: Lone male duck
Post by: doganjo on July 31, 2016, 10:05:07 am: Quote from: Womble on July 31, 2016, 01:06:17 am
Got to love ducks. Just so much more gregarious and friendlier towards each other than hens :) .
Friendlier???? It's just plain old lust not love!
Title: Re: Lone male duck
Post by: lord flynn on August 01, 2016, 08:39:00 pm: Quote from: doganjo on July 31, 2016, 10:05:07 am
Quote from: Womble on July 31, 2016, 01:06:17 am
Got to love ducks. Just so much more gregarious and friendlier towards each other than hens :) .
Friendlier? ??? It's just plain old lust not love!

oh, I don't know. Although there's no love lost between me and my scovy drake he looks after his girls and offspring pretty well.
Title: Re: Lone male duck
Post by: Bionic on August 02, 2016, 07:28:46 am: I have found that mine is looking after his girls too.

The first time they went in the pond they stayed there all day and when it came to bed at night weren't coming out.

Huey (drake) went back into the pond and called them. Like a harem they followed him out and walked in single file behind him up to their house. Job done
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Post by: lord flynn on August 02, 2016, 09:48:00 am: My drake comes and taps on the window if they are out of pellets or if I am too late shutting them in at night :)
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Post by: Womble on August 02, 2016, 09:56:07 am: Quote from: doganjo on July 31, 2016, 10:05:07 am
Quote from: Womble on July 31, 2016, 01:06:17 am
Got to love ducks. Just so much more gregarious and friendlier towards each other than hens :) .
Friendlier???? It's just plain old lust not love!

No, I mean in the girl-to-girl sense. Introduce new girl ducks to a flock and they just seem to say hello, welcome to paradise and would you like to see our pond? Introduce new hens to a flock and it's a different story!
Title: Re: Lone male duck
Post by: lord flynn on August 02, 2016, 04:12:19 pm: they are a lot cleverer and low maintenance IMO.