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roobarb

Joined: 15 Apr 2008
Posts: 139
Location: Carmarthenshire

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 19 2:00 pm Post subject: One duck left...

This morning we lost one of our ducks (old age we think), and now we are down to just one duck. We're not wanting to get any more ducks, but instead concentrating on chickens. We're now wondering what we should do with our single duck?

Our options are:

Our issues with the above, are that she is now fairly old for a Khaki Campell (c.5 years), so may not take too well to being moved to a new home and introduced to new ducks. Likewise she may not like being with the chickens (although when we first got the ducks they were in the neighbouring run to the chickens, so she has been around other poultry).

Any thoughts on what to do for the best?

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 19 2:04 pm Post subject:
I'd stick her in with the chickens. She's unlikely to be completely unfamiliar with them and she will still have you for familiarity.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46245
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Apr 24, 19 3:10 pm Post subject:
retired yard duck seems like a nice dotage should be ok with civilised chooks, see how it goes, it might be more down to the chooks than the duck if she is accepted as a honoured guest or eaten.

roobarb

Joined: 15 Apr 2008
Posts: 139
Location: Carmarthenshire

Posted: Thu Apr 25, 19 8:14 am Post subject:
Okay, she's going in with the chickens, and we'll assess the situation to see if either takes a disliking to each other. She was very quacky this morning, probably wondering where her buddy has gone, poor thing.

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