How do I get my ducklings to trust me?
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Question by andreav45: How do I get my ducklings to trust me?
I bought two baby ducks and they seem afraid of me what should i do?
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A ducks instinct is to fear anything that isn’t another duck or something that is food .. I raise ducks and they are not a pet that can be cuddled. If you want one that will come up to you when you feed them and maybe let you touch it, that is possible but to be able to hold one and have no fear of you, that will not be possible.
ridder
September 10, 2013 at 9:40 pm
we are doing a project at school and we have to get the ducks to follow us around. We have a soft toy(duck) and you tie a rope around it, like a leash and then eventually teach the duckling to follow it. basically just any time that you are sitting down, hold onto the ducks or have them close to you so they get the idea of you. We keep the toy duck in the cage with the ducklings so that they get used to it. if the ducklings are used to the toy duck then just take that around with you and the ducklings are likely to follow and then they will get use to you as well.
xx.Jaymii
September 10, 2013 at 10:02 pm
I use to raise ducks before i moved to the city. I also worked in a camp for a friend and we use to get ducks every spring that would nest near the lake. We use to sit on the grass with our legs folded, never have your legs out because this makes you look much bigger to a little tiny duck, and we would Just sit there and toss tiny pieces of bread out to the ducks where they could get it. Slowly after a few days we would Start tossing it closer to us, and eventually they would come right to us and eat from our hand. I also agree with the person who talked about using a small stuffed duck and putting it in their cage to sleep with. They will get use to it, and then use a string to tie it to you and drag it behind you, the ducks will soon be following it and trusting you. We also use to take a little kiddie pool, fill it with water and put the ducklings into it. They would have so much fun swimming that they would forget they were scared of us.
DawnMarie81
September 10, 2013 at 10:37 pm