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Well Mr. Clove has put on his nuptial feathers (so cute those tail curlicues!) and gone into full crazy randy drake mode. The problem is that even though he has 5 hens, he has a tendency to over-mate one. At the moment I have him penned, but I feel sad for him not getting to forage, and well, it makes him insane to be separated from his girls. He barely eats, he's so focused on running back and forth along the fence line and flinging himself at it in attempts to ...... break through? His stress when separated is intense.
Is there any way to calm a hormonal drake? This generally lasts through spring and summer - so that's like a good half the year and keeping him in a grassless pen does not feel like a good solution.
Is there any way to calm a hormonal drake? This generally lasts through spring and summer - so that's like a good half the year and keeping him in a grassless pen does not feel like a good solution.