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[Luv Ducks]

And should I only separate him or him with his existing girls?

I would let him have his existing girls with him and try to keep your two new ones away for at least another month or so. It is still breeding season for these ducks and some of them can be really rough on the younger ones. If he ends up being too much trouble then I would rehome him unless he is very special to you. Good luck with your decision. I kept my female Call Duck away from the drakes for almost 5 months and all was fine but the whole time they could see her and her mate and not touch them. Welcome to BYC as it is a wonderful site where we all try to help each other.

 

[mightymom42]

There is a strong possibility that one of the young ducks is a drake. The drake is most likely trying to breed them rather than be 'mean' to them. Separating him from the flock until day length and breeding season testosterone levels decrease MIGHT solve the problem. (This would take a couple of months - not days or even weeks.)

One is definitely a drake
I thought they would be old enough by now. I will sepetat3 again but I do not have room to get more females. Will that eventually still be a problem? Thank you all so much for your help.

 

[mightymom42]

How much longer is breeding season...I do love them all but I want them to all be happy and healthy

 

[Luv Ducks]

One is definitely a drake
I thought they would be old enough by now. I will sepetat3 again but I do not have room to get more females. Will that eventually still be a problem? Thank you all so much for your help.

I have had to rehome several drakes that I dearly cared for but the safety of my Hens always comes first with me. They give me their eggs that I use regularly and need protection.

 

[Luv Ducks]

How much longer is breeding season...I do love them all but I want them to all be happy and healthy

They claim at the end of September but it all depends on the drake. I had one that would not care what the season was, he was only interested in one thing.

 

[Jenbirdee]

wait wait how many drakes and how many hens do you have now? if you don’t have room to fix your ratio (1-4 min) then think safety for the girls and rehome drake.

 

[Luv Ducks]

How much longer is breeding season...I do love them all but I want them to all be happy and healthy

Sometimes the bigger your pen the safer your Hens are too. Mine have several hiding places they can go to and lots of room. That has helped me with some of my smaller drakes.

 

[mightymom42]

One is definitely a drake
I thought they would be old enough by now. I will sepetat3 again but I do not have room to get more females. Will that eventually still be a problem? Thank you all so much for your help.

How would I go about rehoming him to someone safe?

 

[Debbie292d]

How would I go about rehoming him to someone safe?

There are never any guarantees, but my best go-to place is my local and state poultry groups on Facebook.

I use Craigslist once in a while, but I saw someone yesterday say to stay away from there for a bit. I don't know what that was about so maybe nothing at all.

 

[mightymom42]

wait wait how many drakes and how many hens do you have now? if you don’t have room to fix your ratio (1-4 min) then think safety for the girls and rehome drake.

Existing was 1 drake 2 girls
Newbies turned out to be 1 drake and 1 girl.
How do I find someone close to me that would be kind to him and home him?