Bad drake behavior

[Aprylb]

Little Runt (my drake) is almost a year old. He's a Mallard Khaki mix. He has 4 ladies but is obsessed with the one he has been with since hatching. He follows her everywhere she goes. He mates all the ducks but never leaves the ones side. For some reason when one particular duck comes around his girlfriend, Runt chases her and pulls out her feathers. I have tried putting him in time out but it doesn't work. As soon as you let him out he goes right back to chasing her. Any ideas how to stop this behavior? He doesn't chase any of the others.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

You could try taking the bullied female away and see if he changes his sights to another female to bully

 

[Knighstar679]

I had a drake doing something similar but to me at first then my young ducklings. Someone suggested a long term time out for a week or two. he got let out for free ranging only. After a week his views changed and he stopped being the mean jerk and started acting like a reasonable duck.

 

[Aprylb]

I had a drake doing something similar but to me at first then my young ducklings. Someone suggested a long term time out for a week or two. he got let out for free ranging only. After a week his views changed and he stopped being the mean jerk and started acting like a reasonable duck.

I tried that. He rejoined the flock today after beging kept seperate from them for 2 weeks. Within 30 minutes he was chasing the one duck.

 

[Knighstar679]

I tried that. He rejoined the flock today after beging kept seperate from them for 2 weeks. Within 30 minutes he was chasing the one duck.

He is one determined drake. It might have helped my situation that his favorite duck went broody.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Some just keep their drakes in time out through mating season if they are bullying the females. @onaharley can tell you about drake jail.

 

[onaharley]

Mine does the exact same thing! Dude man has been on lock down forever it seems! I have the entire backyard completely separated. He follows his hatch mate like a puppy dog. He’s relentless with his favorite girl and chases one off, poor girls can’t even get in the water or eat. It’s maddening and unfortunately I have not a clue as to why? The separation blues run deep here.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Here too but it’s a drake an gander those to are something else!