Almost All Males!

[HaywardHomestead]

I bought 5 Pekin ducklings from TSC in the spring and I know 3 are males (they have the drake feather) and I think the other 2 are female (they don't have the drake feather and are smaller) I am just worried about having all those males together. Will they get to aggressive towards the female(s)? This is my first run with ducks .... please and thank you for advice!

 

[HenHouse4Life]

Hello! 3 males to 2 females is too many. Drakes can become aggressive with mating and those poor females will pay the price for it. The males can also become aggressive with each other.

 

[MillersFarm]

You have wayy too many drakes, Once they start getting their hormones in it'll be crazy stressful for your 2 hens, The 3 drakes will gang rape your hens and breed them to the point where they have no feathers on the back of their head and the top of their wings, I strongly suggest either getting rid of all your drakes or just keep one and add 2 hens. A drake should have at least 4 hens to breed with, And when keeping multiple drakes together I like to have 6 hens per drake.

 

[happy duck]

What I would do it give away 2 males and get 2. Hope you can find some girls. They will be to hard on the girls so getting 2 more females could be good. OR you could get 34 females and keep all drakes!

 

[dpenning]

I bought 5 Pekin ducklings from TSC in the spring and I know 3 are males (they have the drake feather) and I think the other 2 are female (they don't have the drake feather and are smaller) I am just worried about having all those males together. Will they get to aggressive towards the female(s)? This is my first run with ducks .... please and thank you for advice!

Where are you located? I ordered 3 females and one male pekin but just hatched 5 pekin eggs more and I have no idea what they are yet. How old are they when they get their drake feathers? Hoping they are not all males!

 

[HaywardHomestead]

East Texas ..... I need females!

Where are you located? I ordered 3 females and one male pekin but just hatched 5 pekin eggs more and I have no idea what they are yet. How old are they when they get their drake feathers? Hoping they are not all males!

 

[happy duck]

East Texas ..... I need females!

You could order some from Metzer farms or look on Craigs list for some.

 

[MillersFarm]

Where are you located? I ordered 3 females and one male pekin but just hatched 5 pekin eggs more and I have no idea what they are yet. How old are they when they get their drake feathers? Hoping they are not all males!

My drakes will start growing in their "drakes" feathers around 4 months old, But you can tell much earlier by voice sexing them, Hens will usually start "Quacking" at around 7 weeks of age meanwhile the drakes will keep their raspy whistle-y voice.

 

[sylviethecochin]

http://www.majesticwaterfowl.org/artquacks.htm

Quack sexing, for those who don't know how.

 

[MillersFarm]

East Texas ..... I need females!

There are a lot of online hatcheries that sell sexed ducklings. Here are some of the hatcheries I would suggest buying from

http://www.johnsonswaterfowl.com/ducklings.php

https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productlist.a5w?subcat=1021&cat=1045

http://www.metzerfarms.com/DucksForSale.cfm

https://www.purelypoultry.com/ducklings-c-256_234.html

https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/duckling.html

https://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Waterfowl-c125.aspx