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i am still a fairly new duck keeper- we got ducklings the spring of 2015, so have only had one full season of mature ducks under my belt. Last year we had 2 drakes, 4 hens. My Cayuga drake was the dominant male but my welsh harlequin drake became aggressive with one of my Cayuga hens. It wasn't...

I am concerned my Cayuga female is being overmated. She appears in good health but often separates from the flock. We have 1 Cayuga drake and 2 females, 1 welsh harlequin drake and 2 females that have been raised together since hatching, just over a year ago. I understand that a 3 to 1 ratio of...

I have 6 8-month old ducks, 1 Cayuga drake and 2 hens and 1 Welsh Harlequin drake and 2 hens. I'm aware of the recommended 1 drake to 3 or more hens but we lost 2 hens to predators in early summer. I watch them carefully to make sure this 1:2 ratio remains civil and from what I had observed had...