- Aug 7, 2014
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Hi all, I have a duck who is hanging back from the rest and today she was even in another part of the pen altogether to the rest completely on her own (you know how ducks are joined at the hip usually!), I know she is my drakes favourite so I am separating them on and off-I have 4 females to 1 male but he picks on her the most. However I need to know if this is why she is hanging back from the rest or if she is sick? Do females stay away from the males if they are being overmated? She has a bit of a patch on the back of her neck from the mating but it is not too bad. I first noticed this behaviour months ago so I had them separated but recently put him back and it's become even more noticeable-she doesn't follow the rest when I let them free range now she stays on her own mostly. Basically I just need to know if it's more likely this is the problem or she is ill. Does anyone know if they will hang back from the rest like this? The irony is I had 2 female ducks and I got 3 more so they'd have more company!