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Last night as C and I were getting the birds ready for nightime (ducks in the duck house, Wobbles and his girls in the night pen), the ducks kept settling down near the gate to the night pen. I figured they wanted to be closer to Wobbles and his girls, so C and I decided to put everyone in the duck house together.
We added extra waters and food so that in whatever part of the pen the ducks clustered, they'd have access. The ducks seemed no more upset by the extra occupants than they are of their house in general, so we left everyone in for the night.
This morning everyone was fine, so it looks like putting all waterfowl away in the duck house will be the new night routine.
The experience seems to have improved day time interactions with the birds as well. Wobbles and Wet Neck are actually waiting for Yang to finish her swim before taking a turn. Also, Yang is completely calm about the geese being so close to her.
We added extra waters and food so that in whatever part of the pen the ducks clustered, they'd have access. The ducks seemed no more upset by the extra occupants than they are of their house in general, so we left everyone in for the night.
This morning everyone was fine, so it looks like putting all waterfowl away in the duck house will be the new night routine.
The experience seems to have improved day time interactions with the birds as well. Wobbles and Wet Neck are actually waiting for Yang to finish her swim before taking a turn. Also, Yang is completely calm about the geese being so close to her.
