does my duck see me as her mate..?

[quackkquack__]

I'm not exactly sure what my female duck's behavior is but it's so funny!

One of my ducks, Lamb, is trying to I guess "protect" me anytime I enter the enclosure or when the older ducks are around! (She doesn't like the older ducks)

She's doing the same thing females do to their mates, here's two videos! Shes always waiting by the door every time I go to visit.

A little explanation on WHEN she does it!
She always waits by the door for me and the moment I enter, she's doing that to Dulce and Doe and then eventually they all start nibbling on my shoes (which are old shoes! I use them to clean their enclosures) together as seen in the video,
But when I have my three older ducks in there, anytime I'm around, she's constantly doing that to get them away since they all still don't really like each other yet..

Anyway, whatever the reason is, it's super funny! I love my little Lamb.

 

[KathiQuacks]

Yep, that’s a hen’s way of saying, “Back off! This is MY mate!”
They point their bills vigorously towards anyone who isn’t their chosen mate.

I’ve had 2 hens act this way towards me (they were raised alone). Both eventually moved on and started flirting with the other ducks, but it took quite awhile. I still have 1 of the 2, and she now yells at me to back off from her boyfriend

 

[quackkquack__]

Yep, that’s a hen’s way of saying, “Back off! This is MY mate!”
They point their bills vigorously towards anyone who isn’t their chosen mate.

I’ve had 2 hens act this way towards me (they were raised alone). Both eventually moved on and started flirting with the other ducks, but it took quite awhile. I still have 1 of the 2, and she now yells at me to back off from her boyfriend

HAHA well that's interesting!! I also did raise Lamb alone for the first week until I got her two sisters which are Dulce and Doe!

I assume it'll take a while for Lamb too since we only have one male and he's already got two girls and they all don't like each other yet