Duck bowing

[Savager]

I have two ducks and a drake and lately have noticed that when I pick up my drake, whenever he runs back to the girls, one of them bows her head to him and he'll sort of walk around them. If anyone knows what's going on let me know. I've heard of head bobbing but never head bowing and I've only seen her do it after he goes back to them. They were born beginning of July, so I thought maybe they would start laying soon, sort of like when a chicken squats? I attached a video below.

 

[Jpat]

She wants to be mated and hes a nerd

 

[Savager]

She wants to be mated and hes a nerd

Oh that's what I assumed, so do you think she'll lay soon? With the chickens, it was only a week or two after they started squatting that I got my first egg.

 

[Jpat]

Mine are about the same age and i expect them to wait till spring now

 

[Savager]

Mine are about the same age and i expect them to wait till spring now

Ok thanks, I'll update if I do happen to get eggs.

 

[Jpat]

One thing iam sure your aware of is the poof on their heads are a fatty layer protecting a section of open skull (missing bone) and drakes can cause damage from being over working

Or so ive heard! I have no experience

 

[Brad Nimbus]

Hi! That looks to me like a alpha hen saying "Hey! let's go!"

 

[Miss Lydia]

My Runner and Buff females do the head bowing to their drake too. It’s so cute.

 

[Savager]

One thing iam sure your aware of is the poof on their heads are a fatty layer protecting a section of open skull (missing bone) and drakes can cause damage from being over working

Or so ive heard! I have no experience

Yes I've heard I'm going to be keeping an eye on them.

 

[Savager]

My Runner and Buff females do the head bowing to their drake too. It’s so cute.

Yea it is