How to Get Your Ducklings to Like You!! (Ducks 101)

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Жыл бұрын

In this video I will give you tips on getting your ducklings and ducks to like spending time with you. Ducks are a bit more naturally skittish than chickens, so they take a bit more of a personal touch.
I have 3 6-week old black swedish ducklings that I got from Metzer Farms through USPS. This video details some of the strategies I've used in order to get my ducks to sit on my lap voluntarily!

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@MercurySz 11 ай бұрын

I like to think people who are watching this are struggling to make their baby ducks like them

@The_Duck_Man 11 ай бұрын

I'd say that's the intended audience, yeah. Ducklings are flighty, easy to scare, so it can be hard to get them to like you!

@lydiar3976 9 ай бұрын

Mine hate me 😭

@Heyhey-ho5ng 2 ай бұрын

YUP

@mariahsarmiento Ай бұрын

Yes. 😂

@downsyndromebear 22 күн бұрын

Mine are terrified of me.

@mystylangston4803 Жыл бұрын

It is called conditioning. Pick-up and pat each one for a few seconds and then give the treat after everyone got loved on. It works as positive reinforcing and so far I have found they demand love to get the treats.

@The_Duck_Man Жыл бұрын

Good idea!!!

@mystylangston4803 Жыл бұрын

@@The_Duck_Man I find they are less sensitive on the front chest so starting there helps, works with goslings too. Center of the back is the worst spot to start, I think it has to do with their way of breeding.

@deanawalker Жыл бұрын

Predators most usually come from above, so coming from above them and picking them up is preprogrammed to mean they were just picked for lunch. Try to always approach from the side or front. Petting on the back they don't like because of the same reason. Petting their chest is best.

@mystylangston4803 Жыл бұрын

@@deanawalker could be with Ducks but with the gesse adults animals like to nibble on each other expectedly right between the Wings it is part of their matting get ready stuff, both male and female. Gosling well nibble and tug on Wings heads buts feet and enywhere but that middle of the Wings back part at least never when I've been watching Witch I do a lot as I care for them.

@mousiebrown1747 3 ай бұрын

I’ve been looking around & I do like the look of the Black Swedes, but I may actually try the poor nearly wingless runner ducks - look like bowling pins! Yours are so fuzzy fluffy tho and the runners are so friggin weird! But you’re a lot of help & I appreciate all you did to film your egg laying family. Best to you!

@The_Duck_Man 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Good luck with your ducks. I have a runner duck and they do look hilarious. But black swedes have a soft spot in my heart for how fluffy and cute they are.

@popcornastoria Жыл бұрын

Black Swedish ducklings?! i have two of my own as well 🥰 I love them!

@The_Duck_Man Жыл бұрын

Yep, black swedish! They're super sweet.

@alexpaulo453 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, I love these guys! I have 2 ducks and I love ur videos! Keep it Up @The Duck Man!

@alexpaulo453 Жыл бұрын

I love ur video s @The Duck Man !!

@The_Duck_Man Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@hamsfarm2 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this

@Turtle68427 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I’m expecting two Cayuga eggs to hatch in three weeks and I want to start taming them from a young age so that they let me pick them up and pet them whenever I feel like it.

@The_Duck_Man 2 ай бұрын

Good luck to you!!

@Turtle68427 2 ай бұрын

@@The_Duck_Man thank you!

@okaibee Жыл бұрын

I probably won't be getting ducks, but I love these guys! Have you named them? :D

@The_Duck_Man Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them :). Yes, they each have a name, although I don't think they know their names. The one with yellow-tipped wings and yellow feet is Poppy. She's the runt. The other two look more similar. Flipper is the largest of the 3 and has a large patch of white going down to her belly from under her chin. Finally, Chicken is the blackest of the 3, and has the smallest patch of white on her chest. Also, Chicken is the only one that likes being pet and scratched.

@okaibee Жыл бұрын

@@The_Duck_Man soooo cute!! and very fitting for each of them

@Lemonpodcast678 21 күн бұрын

What type of ducks do you have I also have ducks a black one like the ones in the video and a gray one

@The_Duck_Man 21 күн бұрын

I've got black swedish, Cayuga, rouen, Pekin, and muscovy ducks nowadays!!

@cerickson5256 20 күн бұрын

Cuddling ducklings is the best thinig in the world and you're missing out if you don't do it. My ducklings - especially fawn and white runners - will fight to climb into my husband's hand when they are tiny just to sleep there. They're missing a mom and if you want your ducks to love you, and be easy to handle, spend as much time holding them as possible the first 8 weeks!

@The_Duck_Man 19 күн бұрын

Great advice!

@JamaicanupNorth-Nature 2 ай бұрын

My ducks imprinted on me but I raised them from 3 days old, one of them really protective.

@jessicagislason4855 23 күн бұрын

I hatched out three orphaned eggs and 1 of the 3 still acts like i plan to murder her and I'm all she's ever known from Day one 😑

@scotty666tt 27 күн бұрын

I got a few couple weeks back and mine does not. Like being touched at all, They will eat from my hand but when I try and grab they straight dip on me

@The_Duck_Man 26 күн бұрын

Thats pretty typical. It takes a lot of effort to get them to let you touch/pet them.

@_RVI_ Жыл бұрын

is it possible to condition then even after 5 weeks??

@The_Duck_Man Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's just going to be harder than if they are a day old. It will work though. They will be more standoffish and will take a bit more time to break that

@scootermom1791 10 ай бұрын

I sure wish there was a rent-a-duck option. I could use these guys for grasshopper control this year! BTW, ducks LOVE grasshoppers!

@KFCPOPCORNZz Ай бұрын

Mine already love every time I leave them I hear them yell😂

@The_Duck_Man Ай бұрын

That was the same issue I had with mine!!

@YtShortScroller 4 күн бұрын

How do you clean the fake grass when they do their thing?

@The_Duck_Man 4 күн бұрын

I used to spray it with a hose but honestly the fake grass wasn't a good substrate. Would not suggest using it. I stopped using it pretty fast.

@boxyfire Жыл бұрын

Can you teach us how to make your grown duck to like you? I have trouble training my duck, He usually just attack and flies at me

@The_Duck_Man Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised your duck attacks you, what age did you get it? Is it a domesticated breed? Usually if anything they're going to be pretty scared of you

@boxyfire Жыл бұрын

@@The_Duck_Man I spent like 5 hours with my duck But he started attacking me when he was full grown

@The_Duck_Man Жыл бұрын

@@boxyfire is he a muscovy duck? Mallard? Pekin? Is it just him or do you have others? It may be a male dominance thing, I don't know

@boxyfire Жыл бұрын

@@The_Duck_Man He is like half Cayuga and half mallard cuz his head is green and his body is brown and black

@boxyfire Жыл бұрын

@@The_Duck_Man anyways.... Do you have a tip for my 2 year old duck to like me?

@Gsolargaming55 22 күн бұрын

Every time I go to these two ducks in my backyard I tried to give them water and food but they keep running away I need solutions

@The_Duck_Man 22 күн бұрын

Are they just wild ducks or do you own them?

@DrippySportsIsGucci 11 ай бұрын

My ducks love pets but they are very skittish every time we walk near them they always run away can someone help?

@The_Duck_Man 11 ай бұрын

Even though my ducks like me a lot, they still tend to move out of the way if I approach closely. It's natural to some degree for them to be a bit cautious around a 5ft+ tall being. On the other hand, if they're running away from a pretty good distance, you can probably work on desensitizing yourself with them. Spend time standing near them but not chasing them etc. Sit in a chair near them. Spend time just near them, not doing anything in particular. They will begin to associate your presence with calmness

@DrippySportsIsGucci 11 ай бұрын

@@The_Duck_Man alright thanks I’ll give it a try

@T-a-b-b-s 2 ай бұрын

This breed of duck is not friendly they are shy I recommend yellow ducklings they are friendly and will follow you

@NCLDOT 4 күн бұрын

Teach me how my ducks dont

@davidrivera778 4 күн бұрын

My neighborhood rooster killed dozen of baby duck eggs he open them all only 2 survived we took them in they grew so fast I think spend lot of time specially those first days I kept them warm on my chest so they love to be carried cup them up they follow me everywhere I spend so much time with them we claimed a corner of the lake noone gets near not even the rooster.

@The_Duck_Man 4 күн бұрын

I'm sorry about the dead ducks!! Glad you have two babies though.

@klrz28ss Жыл бұрын

What kind of duck breed are they?

@The_Duck_Man Жыл бұрын

Black swedish!

@vic3roblox Ай бұрын

What do they like to eat?

@The_Duck_Man 9 күн бұрын

Mealworms or peas as treats, but otherwise, feed them duck feed from your local farm store.

@CEO1986 Ай бұрын

Mine go crazy when I hand feed them grapes

@user-by9ru7hf4u 8 ай бұрын

Im casually chilling with my duckling while watching this and its paused the show and i had to unpause it- and literally in have food and water infront of me and im sitting cris-cross apple sauce, its nibbling on me-