is it ok to have 3 males per 3 females?

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Dixiebazarre

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I don't know if ducks are territorial like chickens. So far my drakes live alongside my chickens and all is well. I just found another duck pair on Craigslist and am wondering if I'm setting myself up for trouble. So far I have 2 pekin drakes and 2 female rouans. The ones for sale look like Indian runners.
 
The likelihood of trouble is there - if you intervene and separate when needed, you can protect your chickens and ducks (females) and even drakes.

When mating season begins, there is a risk of drakes hurting (or killing) each other, chickens, and ducks. There is so much variability from what I have read here - some pairs are always fine, sometimes drakes gang up on a drake or a duck, any time a drake tries to mate with a chicken her life is at risk.
 
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Yes Amiga is right. As of now I would just buy more females. The drake to hen ratio is not right. You need to have 1 drake per 2-5 hens. If you get more drakes the drakes might want to start mating the chickens. Ducks can't mate chickens or they can kill them.
 

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