GrayHomesteadBrady
In the Brooder
- Mar 31, 2023
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Hello! I have grown chicks but I have a new mixed breed duck flock mom. I got some from my local feed store (khaki campbell, blue swedish, and 1 white layer) and then decided to order a few more. My first batch of 4 is now 10 days old. I got my 5 new babies yesterday (3 cayuga and 2 magpie), so now 2/3 days old. All ducks are unsexed. So there is roughly 1 weeks difference. I assumed that I would be fine to add my new babies in with the original 4 since there is only about 1 week of difference. But 1 (the white layer) of the 4 older ducks likes to pick on the little ones. It follows them around and some times when 1 of the littles will try to eat or drink it comes over and will sort of push the little out of the way. I even bought a bigger long feeder with like 20 holes in it so that they all had plenty to choose from but the big duck will still go to the hole that the little is eating on and shove its bill in to push the little down to another hole. The bigger 3 do not mind the littles at all. Just this one white layer. Is it possible that it is a drake showing rude behavior already? Or just a dominant duck? It seems a little better this morning, but I can still see it being a terd some times. Should I take the big duck out? Or let it run its course? Is it early drake like behavior? I don't want the other ducks in trouble because of one big bossy duckling. I just didnt expect this behavior so young. Help!