[ScotsGirl]

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.

[roddycm]

Defo separate and give her a chance to recover fully... A cpl of weeks should do the job!

[northfifeduckling]

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...

[shygirl]

i have heard fo drakes really hurting and even killing ducks by being over amorous so definitely separate.

[Backinwellies]

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.

[goosepimple]

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 


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