Just an update for anyone looking back over this thread:
The bullying escalated, the poor girl had to be housed separately at night (with another duck for company). I had to continually keep an eye on them all, and even though she did her best to keep her distance, the geese occasionally...
It seems even if I have one male goose free with the ducks it will pick on the one particular female duck. She will just sit down, look submissive and pathetic and take whatever abuse they give, with no resistance. 😞
Ah many thanks, I appreciate the comments. I have only had them all 3 and a half months, so I have been waiting to sex the geese, as it seemed rather daunting!
It's very strange to watch them, the one female duck is a "lady of very easy virtue" (!!) but no one in interested, where as the other...
I have been raising 4 pekin ducks and 4 Norwegian geese from hatchlings. All was going well until they started getting horny!
(I have 2 female ducks, 2 male. I am not 100% sure about the geese but suspect I have 3 male and 1 female.) They have been housed together at night, and then left to...