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Even if the duck defends itself you should keep them separated. He is being hurt and he could in turn hurt chickens if he tried to mate with them. The way you can tell males and females apart is the quack is loud for females but low and raspy and quiet for males. Also, males have a curled drake...

Also, are both ducks male, or is the other one female?

That damage is not from a duck molting - it looks like its feathers are being pulled! I suggest you start off by separating from the chickens, and then spend time observing between the two ducks to make sure it's nothing going on there. I have had a duck who was friendly to another duck, same...