Baby birds (like turkeys, ducks, and geese) imprint on the first large, moving object they see, according to dangleason.wordpress.com, that ‘object’ is usually the mother. Their nest mates are moving, but not big enough for imprinting to occur. The website also mentioned a story about a duck that had imprinted on a tractor!
The duck followed the tractor around, and when he was older, did some courtship displays in front of it! Imprinting is a strong bond. In this video, we see Nibbles, the Rouen, greet Johnny after school. Nibbles’ mom had died before he had hatched; Nibbles imprinted on Johnny! You can see Nibbles’ head searching and searching once the bus arrives and he squawks for joy when he sees Johnny!
Take a look at this video!
Johnny can hardly get the in the car as Nibbles’ works so hard to say hello. LOVE the duck kisses at the end! My heart is so happy! Share away, people!
The duck followed the tractor around, and when he was older, did some courtship displays in front of it! Imprinting is a strong bond. In this video, we see Nibbles, the Rouen, greet Johnny after school. Nibbles’ mom had died before he had hatched; Nibbles imprinted on Johnny! You can see Nibbles’ head searching and searching once the bus arrives and he squawks for joy when he sees Johnny!
Take a look at this video!