Recent content by Duck Mum

Awww okay. Well if not for protection, will having him likely cause any problems based on your experiences?

Hi Jim! Thank you for your support. Yes, I think our hen would very much appreciate some more sisters in her family. :) Another member just informed me that drakes can sometimes kill hens when they're mating (drowning!) - I've already seen her go under water once and had a near heart attack...

Oh no! :( Good information to have. So, we were planning on keeping 1 drake (an Ancona) and then getting 2 more hens (so 3 hens in total) - do you think it would be better to just have all hens then and re-home the Ancona as well? We've been reading it is nice to have at least 1 male in a...

Hello fellow duck lovers! I'm hoping someone in the WI area can help me out! I currently have 3 drakes and 1 duck/hen - 2 of the drakes are black and white Magpies. All 4 ducks are just over 17 weeks old and are starting to mate with our 1 girl (or trying to at least). We've been reading that...

Thank you! I will do that!! :) In response to your comment about the drakes killing the hen, I didn't know it could get that bad! How often does that happen and why? Just too aggressive? A couple of times one of the drakes tried mating with the hen while they were swimming and it made me...

Hello fellow duck lovers! I'm hoping someone in the WI area can help me out! I currently have 3 drakes and 1 duck/hen - 2 of the drakes are black and white Magpies. All 4 ducks are just over 17 weeks old and are starting to mate with our 1 girl (or trying to at least). We've been reading...