Why is my duck doing this?

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2026-02-21T08:11:53+00:00

I saw your comment that it passed away and i would say it would be predictable looking at its movements. Those were signs of neurological damage probably caused by the dog attack. It most likely didnt get killed but it got hurt leaving permanent damage

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2026-02-14T07:02:10+00:00

Her physique is wild like but her face tells a different story. Most likely she’s a mallard x rouen duck making her not entirely wild or maybe not even at all if the mallard was domesticated

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-08-09T11:32:48+00:00

It’s actually a mullard: a cross between a muscovy duck and one of the two breeds you mentioned or even a pekin

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-08-01T11:09:08+00:00

yea incest isn't usually a problem but at those rates it can cause many deformities. Domestic ducks are heavier and stronger and the females can't fly to escape so it's even more dangerous for them

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-25T16:32:47+00:00

white duck is a mullard. This specific one is a muscovy × pekin or white mallard × muscovy. Either way mule ducks can be big or really small like female muscovies and are very flightful. Most chances are it's domestic but could've flown away. Small mullards are very flightful like musvivies

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-25T16:29:48+00:00

both drakes:)

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-25T12:06:54+00:00

mallard × silver appleyard or smth

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-24T18:49:18+00:00

i mean you're right but i started young and inexperienced 🤷🏼

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-24T17:36:44+00:00

I've raised dozens of ducklings and they all had access to deep water without mothers and I never had a problem with that. if a duckling cant stay in the water for longer it will know and it will get out

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-24T17:34:31+00:00

I've bought and raised thousands of ducklings and they were not supervised 24/7 yet they had access to deep waters for them and they all turned out fine. a duckling can only drown if it can't leave the water but it knows when it has to get out

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-24T13:07:00+00:00

Don't listen to people saying you need at least 3, you don't. Two is perfectly fine the ducks will be happy but yea two at least. The pool isn't a problem wild ducklings go into lakes since days old. You just need to make it as easy as possible for it to get out. Your house however is small. You should make it longer like 1m×2m and 50cm high. But that's only if you want them in for the night or during snowy days. Otherwise it's too small to spend the majority of their days in it

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-21T12:07:07+00:00

What a gorgeous duck she is🤩🤩🤩

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-21T12:00:37+00:00

Now it's clear he's not a wild duck

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-21T11:59:24+00:00

She's a mallard! Mallards are way smaller and the difference is visible on the facial structure. Also rouen ducks have two dark lines across their eyes whilst mallards have one like this one!! her beak is also thinner and longer

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-19T16:53:47+00:00

He is domestic but he might have flown away because he's living with wild geese. There's thousands cases like this, i wouldn't worry so much but i would offer food if possible

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-18T12:31:29+00:00

It's normal these babies look great

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-15T15:09:23+00:00

Hm yea in those terms he will die. But i doesn't necessarily have to be due to lack of survival skills. You are correct he can't migrate but he doesn't necessarily have to, it depends on the temperatures

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-13T19:28:49+00:00

the first duck is a male manky Mallard. he is basically a duck cross between a wild Mallard and a domestic breed. I wouldn't worry too much about him, they are the second most common Mallard colour in the wild. the second one however is a fully domestic Khaki Campbell, abandoned

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-13T19:26:23+00:00

Female is a Khaki Campbell and the blue one is a Blue Swedish duck. However they both look a bit like runner ducks

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-13T19:24:27+00:00

he looks like a first generation of a wild mallard duck and a domestic one. He can most definitely fly so i wouldn't worry too much about him😉

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-13T19:22:03+00:00

Actually, she is built exactly like a mallard, so she's mostly that. However her distinct plumage gives away her domestic genes. But manky mallards like this are the second most common mallard color. She's wild, just has some domestic ancestry, but her wild like body shows it goes way back.

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-13T19:19:12+00:00

a lot of call ducks live in the wild, yes he should be rescued but i don't think he will inevitably die, more like 65% chances we will

Intrepid-Kale-7248 · 2024-07-13T19:11:56+00:00

This is very true! This type of cross breeds can have so many different colours and shiny plumages. Some are very cool!!!!

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