Baby duck with baby chicks? Does it work?

[Miss Lydia]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/882382/baby-chicks-pecking-ducklings-help

 

[mrsfilmman5]

i have 2 week old baby chicks with 2 1 week old baby ducks, just today one of the ducks started pecking at the vent of one of my chicks. the chick was bleeding and i had to give it first aid. i have since separated the ducks and chicks. does anyone have any thoughts about this? is this common? i cant find any posts about dangers of keeping the 2 breeds together, only nice happy posts. id like to raise them together but not at the cost of my chicks. any advise?

 

[nayeli]

i have 2 week old baby chicks with 2 1 week old baby ducks, just today one of the ducks started pecking at the vent of one of my chicks. the chick was bleeding and i had to give it first aid. i have since separated the ducks and chicks. does anyone have any thoughts about this? is this common? i cant find any posts about dangers of keeping the 2 breeds together, only nice happy posts. id like to raise them together but not at the cost of my chicks. any advise?

I had them together but seperated them soon after. Our chicks were pecking the ducks. I wouldn't worry too much about letting them free range, they will usually seperate and stay with their own group.

It is dangerous to keep male ducks with chickens, they will rape them to death.

 

[mrsfilmman5]

ok thx. hoping that they all get along soon. ill make sure to keep drakes away, I'm not sure yet what i have. ill re-home if necessary.