All Drake Flock Talks! 😊

[AmeraucanaHank]

I once had an all drake flock. I didn't like it so now I have an almost all female flock!

 

[ruthhope]

My 2 turned out to be drakes also. They are very close and never leave each other's side. There was some mating behavior this summer where they would try to mount each other or seemed to be fighting when taking a swim but for the most part, they could not be separated....until a couple days ago. I opened the pen to let them out and only one came out. The other one was just sitting in the corner staring at the space between our fence and the backyard neighbors. He has been acting off and unsociable ever since. This morning he was in the little water pool inside the pen and would not come out when his brother did. He looks and acts like he's giving everyone the cold shoulder. I don't know what to make of it. I'm worried that maybe they were attacked by a snake or something. No evidence of an attack tho.

My two pekins that I rescued in April are tightly bonded and inseperable. There has been pecking order behaviors between the two, that I didn't like, but they are sorted now. I think your boy who is out of sorts needs closely watching and extra care until he is on the mend, if you cannot see a vet. I would bring him into the house and as they are closely bonded, I would bring both into the house. Add poultry cell or nutridrench to their water to give them extra vitamins. Watch to make sure he is eating and drinking enough. If he is not eaing normally tempt him with soft food -- pethaps some scrambled egg, but certainly make ducky soup with his pellets/crumbles dissolved in warm water. My ducks get ducky soup each morning with a few mealworms added and they love it.

Good luck and I hope he recovers speedily. Do post updates under this thread