Male duck trying to mate me😩

[Trisseh]

If you’re going the forced submission route it has to be every. Single. Time. And for a long period of time, on each occasion. To the point where you ask yourself why you’re spending this much time holding down a drake that’s a fraction of your size. It will also need to be reinforced each spring when the hormones start raging again. Ask me how I know. it does work, but it takes a ton of time, patience, and consistency. Probably easier to have an enclosure to put the randy fella into when you need to do work around them. Kicking or hitting them, besides being unnecessary, definitely makes them come back harder; even just pushing them away makes them redouble their efforts. I’ve found “pecking” with my finger in the shoulder and on the head and pinching as though I were another duck biting him, especially if done when holding the drake down, is much more effective. I originally just pushed him out of the way with a bucket or whatever I happened to be carrying to not step on him, but it seems to encourage them instead.

 

[Ratchnick]

If you’re going the forced submission route it has to be every. Single. Time. And for a long period of time, on each occasion. To the point where you ask yourself why you’re spending this much time holding down a drake that’s a fraction of your size. It will also need to be reinforced each spring when the hormones start raging again. Ask me how I know. it does work, but it takes a ton of time, patience, and consistency. Probably easier to have an enclosure to put the randy fella into when you need to do work around them. Kicking or hitting them, besides being unnecessary, definitely makes them come back harder; even just pushing them away makes them redouble their efforts. I’ve found “pecking” with my finger in the shoulder and on the head and pinching as though I were another duck biting him, especially if done when holding the drake down, is much more effective. I originally just pushed him out of the way with a bucket or whatever I happened to be carrying to not step on him, but it seems to encourage them instead.

Yeah i did the hold down and finger pecking all summer, every time. But in my opinion if you have to do it every time then what's the point. In my book that counts as not working. I also tried flipping him on his back, he didn't like that either but he never thought twice after about a day.

 

[davez]

We had some success. Not 100%, but the drakes stopped trying to outwardly attack us. But I don't think we did it often enough either. They stopped coming at us and then would only charge a little if our back was turned - but no biting. It was really rather funny cause they would lower their heads and walk at us if our back was turned, but if we turned to look at them they would stop and pretend as if they were doing nothing wrong at all.

I don't know where the posts are - but there is some talk that everytime a duck gets on top of another duck - it means mating. That is not always the case, I see females get on top of other females, too. (And they aren't gay.)

And yes - it does take time - but eventually it works and you don't have to do it any more. We didn't have to do it at all in year 2, 3, 4, and 5...

You have to "speak" their language. Most anything else will not work. Though dried mealworms seem to work pretty well - and I don't think that's a duck language thing.

 

[KaleIAm]

I don't know where the posts are - but there is some talk that everytime a duck gets on top of another duck - it means mating. That is not always the case, I see females get on top of other females, too. (And they aren't gay.)

I don't want get off topic too much, but to clarify my female ducks mate with each other every day. I'm not going to speculate about their orientation. For my ducks it is not dominance related behavior. The most dominant duck asks the least dominant duck to be on top regularly.

Other members do report that they have different experiences.

 

[Spiase20]

May be a rare case, but when my male duck gets too nippy (he is normally a cuddle bug) I hold onto his beak and bring into a smothering bear hug and shower kisses on his head. For some reason, he submits and becomes docile and looks for more.

If I don't do it, he'll try to grab a hold on my arm, pants, hands, etc. It's weird.

 

[Shannonjonson]

Hey everyone thanks for all the responses! I haven’t checked back in a while. He unfortunately still is very much attracted to me but he’s figured out how to mate with the females now so has calmed down a little! I’m afraid our Saint Bernard is getting the brunt of it at the moment and is often charged at

 

[Spiase20]

A duck's love has no boundaries.

 

[graypes]

My drake does this to me too! I am flattered but the biting is just RUDE!

Submission pinning never really worked well for me. He and the duck were free range our big backyard during the day. So I decided to make them a small run (appropriate for two ducks) and now when I let them out to graze he is VERY VERY sweet and only bites me when I enter "his" territory. I honestly get it though so when I need to clean the pen and stuff I just let them out to graze around me and close myself in the run! No biting, no fuss!

Also, he stops trying to bite me when I pet his bill a few times and then its lights out lol

 

[Spiase20]

Here are the steps of my drake's demand for love and attention. The pants pulling, then the leg snuggles and lastly he gets what he wants, held in my arms for a quick snuggle and kiss.

So, I look horrible in these videos, was doing backyard work.

The demand:
https://youtube.com/shorts/NKK6bA2olHs

The flirt:
https://youtube.com/shorts/ORFSIfOXLBs

The goal:
https://youtube.com/shorts/6BimzR0BYhI