drake chasing off hen
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Drake so protective of eggs he chases away the nesting hen?
Well this is a baffling development. One of my drakes has taken to chasing one of my hens off her clutch of eggs and nest, only to then start arranging then nest and tending to the eggs like the hen would (gathering nesting material around it, covering the eggs, etc). The biggest problem however...- TheDaringDucks
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Drake Not Accepting Hen
Hey All! I've got 5 ducks- 1 Rouen drake, 2 Pekin hens, and 2 Khaki Campbell hens. The Pekin hens are a little over a year old and were raised together since day olds in the brooder. We had an Orptington drake brought up with them that we lost several months ago to a predator. Since then, one...- freeheartfarms
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- drake drake chasing off hen duck behavior ducks rouen
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