Attack Duck

[ronott1]

Male ducks have an appendage

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Yes, he quacks, but not a quacker, per say.. I was thinking he might hurt her trying to breed with her..

Raspy or loud? Trying to figure out if it is a male. Can you post a pic?
Yes, he can actually kill the chicken if he tries to mate.

 

[chrisb01]

Male ducks have an appendage

So I can tell if it is a male?

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Not exactly. This is what they mean.

"When a rooster mates with a hen, he mounts her and, standing on her back, lowers his cloaca (vent) and the hen inverts her own cloaca to meet with his. There is no penetration, but the sperm packet released by the male is taken into the hen's cloaca or vent.May 9, 2013
http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-do-chickens-do-it-chicken-sex.html

How ducks mate: https://sciencing.com/ducks-mate-4569594.html

 

[GldnValleyHens]

My drake Gilbert does this exact thing to me, and nips my toes, heel, and when he sees me within a distance of 40 ft he charges after me as fast as his butt can go to get me. I can't wear sandals around him, or otherwise he especially goes for toes. It doesn't really hurt, Call duck bills are so stubby after all, but it gets annoying, and sort of scary so I run screaming from him sometimes.
Hormones I guess. Drake thing. He's either seeing me as a threat, or saying he's the boss. Him and his brother Jasper chase the roosters around, and are really aggressive to the chickens actually. They view ducks as a superior species.

 

[GldnValleyHens]

So I can tell if it is a male?

Does it make a raspy sound, not a loud quack like female ducks do? Drakes sound like a smoker with a cold.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

My drake Gilbert does this exact thing to me, and nips my toes, heel, and when he sees me within a distance of 40 ft he charges after me as fast as his butt can go to get me. I can't wear sandals around him, or otherwise he especially goes for toes. It doesn't really hurt, Call duck bills are so stubby after all, but it gets annoying, and sort of scary so I run screaming from him sometimes.
Hormones I guess. Drake thing. He's either seeing me as a threat, or saying he's the boss. Him and his brother Jasper chase the roosters around, and are really aggressive to the chickens actually. They view ducks as a superior species.

Might want to stop that behavior. You can reprimand gently. A quick nip with your fingers to their beak or neck should do the trick.

 

[GldnValleyHens]

Might want to stop that behavior. You can reprimand gently. A quick nip with your fingers to their beak or neck should do the trick.

I gently shove him away with my foot, or flip him over, but he doesn't seem to care. Luckily, it seems like I will be trading him in for some other ducks, so he won't be a problem for me anymore. Maybe he just hates me? Haha.

 

[chrisb01]

Does it make a raspy sound, not a loud quack like female ducks do? Drakes sound like a smoker with a cold.

Yes

 

[chrisb01]

Not exactly. This is what they mean.

"When a rooster mates with a hen, he mounts her and, standing on her back, lowers his cloaca (vent) and the hen inverts her own cloaca to meet with his. There is no penetration, but the sperm packet released by the male is taken into the hen's cloaca or vent.May 9, 2013
http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-do-chickens-do-it-chicken-sex.html

How ducks mate: https://sciencing.com/ducks-mate-4569594.html

I'll get reading, thanks a lot, really appreciate that..