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2020年10月25日 · The above is unnecessary. Let it imprint on you and when it sees other ducks, it will go hang with them. Duck imprinting is not as strong as perhaps a goose. I have had human imprinted ducks take to their new buddies (other ducks) after hanging out together. They have so much in common - love of worms, mud, eating greens, swimming, snails, fish ...
How do I make my ducks imprint on me? - BackYard Chickens
2021年4月24日 · Hi, I’ve recently got 5 pekin ducklings that are a week old now and I’ve had them for 6 days and they’re still scared of me and run away or panic and scream when I hold them. I had them incubated so when they hatched they would’ve seen another human and known to imprint on humans. Any tips on...
2 week old duckling imprint - BackYard Chickens
2021年8月13日 · The definition I have read of imprinting is basically when the duck sees you as their "mother". This is good if you want them to follow you, but if you won't be with them more than at least half the time, they will miss you and may cry and act out. My ducks are not imprinted on me, but if i have a bag of mealworms, they would follow me off a cliff.
Can a broody chicken hatch a duck egg while hatching baby chicks?
2024年5月23日 · Most duck eggs hatch in four weeks, Muscovy take five weeks of incubation. If you start the duck egg early and add the chicken eggs after however many days it takes to even things out the hen might have a fighting chance of hatching them.
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2020年10月7日 · Hello, I was wondering if anyone could help. We are new to duck keeping and although we have tried to read and learn a lot prior to having ducks, it seems it wasn’t enough. I would have never dreamed the duck imprinting could become such a problem! We have hatched 5 runner ducklings in early May...
What is the oldest ducks can imprint on you?
2013年2月28日 · They follow me because they want predator protection while walking through the yard. The way they interact with me is totally different from my imprinted duck. They are friendly and they have bonded with me, but they are duck imprinted.They seem to see me as part of the flock and a great food source, but they know they are ducks and I am not.
Duck Imprinting Human | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
2021年2月20日 · Someone on Instagram messaged me this: “Hi do u know what i can do if a duck is imprinted to u that it has to sleep with u on the bed instead of there pen” It appears as if they only have one duck. I recommend getting one more as I know ducks should have a companion because they are very social...
Baby duck imprinting | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
2020年3月27日 · Hi, I got my duckling (hope) at 3 days old, I’ve spent 2 hours with her everyday I give her treats and let her sleep in my lap. And at a week old I started to give her baths each day making sure she was all dry, and she seems to love it all. At 2 weeks old I thought she had imprinted on me, but...
How do you make ducks imprint on you and not their siblings?
2021年5月13日 · Still, they might not imprint on you. It seems like the more ducklings there are the less likely human imprinting is. I could be wrong about this, it is just a personal observation from my own life and reading many threads here. And even if they don't imprint on you they can still be delightful, wonderful pets. Imprinted ducks are high maintenance!
Runner or Campbells? | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise …
2013年4月8日 · hard to tell from the pics..judging from their beak they are super young, but i had some eggs that i got from the lake and i wasn't sure who's they were..the runner, the khaki, or the buff..the size sort of ruled out the buff, but then the father is a buff with out a doubt so i had to wait to see..as soon as they hatched i knew they belonged to the chocolate runner duck.