2 ducks picking on 1,please help

[Shan4]

Hello, so last year I had 2 Pekins but 1 sadly died,not wanting to lose the other we bought 2 tan & whites[as listed at store] because that was all that was available in a hurry-they were all about same age and have lived perfectly happy for a whole year together- recently the Pekin & 1 of the others are pecking the 3rd so much it actually started to bleed,(its healing well now) it doesn't seem bothered but I feel horrible about it. I separated it to get healed & care for it & that seemed to hurt it more than anything. Is this normal-any ideas what's going on? I dont want to cause them hurt whether by me or their own kind. I went back to where I bought them but the people there said they dont know because most people dont buy them as a 'pet' but that WAS the reason we did, my kids LOVE them! I bought 2 more ducks but havent mixed them all yet without a barrier because now I'm not sure if this could help or hurt situation? Any advice at all would be so much appreciated as I am an animal lover but obviously no expert?! Thanks

 

[Isaac 0]

Whats your male to female ratio?

 

[Shan4]

So I do not know & do not know how to figure it out, they told me I should know by a curl in their tail. They all have some type of curl in their tail. I now realize I should have done more research, sorry. I've never had any eggs so I am starting to wonder if all 3 are Male? Would that matter?

 

[Isaac 0]

So I do not know & do not know how to figure it out, they told me I should know by a curl in their tail. They all have some type of curl in their tail. I now realize I should have done more research, sorry. I've never had any eggs so I am starting to wonder if all 3 are Male? Would that matter?

Males make a raspy sound, females quack. From the sound of it, it sounds like you have two males try to mate the female, Is her head/neck area bald? Curly tails indicates a male as well, but sometimes they get pulled off or don't develop though. I'd separate the males or get of them, keeping too many males is just asking for problems.

 

[DuckyDonna]

How about good pictures of your ducks. We should be able to tell the sex of them and then advise you on the best steps to take

 

[Shan4]

So I 1st want to say a BIG THANK YOU 4people trying to help me, these r some pics of them. The 1 that there is only 2 are the 2 uninjured & in the others u can see the 1 has the healing wounds on neck/ head

 

[DuckyDonna]

So I 1st want to say a BIG THANK YOU 4people trying to help me, these r some pics of them. The 1 that there is only 2 are the 2 uninjured & in the others u can see the 1 has the healing wounds on neck/ head

the middle one in the first picture is a boy. See the cute little curl in his tail? I don't see any other drake curls.

 

[Isaac 0]

Voice sexing is going to be the most accurate way to tell, how do they sound?

 

[DuckyDonna]

I don't see a drake feather/curl on the pekin but that doesn't mean it's not a boy. You need to separate that girl from those 2 asap. I don't want to see them make her poor little neck bleed or drown her.

 

[Shan4]

Thank you,I will separate them for now, i got 2 more that are supposed to be pekin,they are not getting adult feathers just yet but they look different than the first 2 I had I was just introducing them thru a fence as of now. Hopefully I will end up with 2 groups that get along then. It's hard for us to hear a difference in quacks cuz they all go at same time and they all did so well this whole time,I didn't understand what happened