Breed?

[Michael8427]

Anyone know the breed of any of these ducks , I’m new to ducks and I have raised them all from day old chicks, thank you

 

[fatty and friends]

the rouen/mallard may be mixed up because you can’t see their faces too great in the pic

 

[Michael8427]

the rouen/mallard may be mixed up because you can’t see their faces too great in the pic

Sorry for the bad pic it’s just hard to get too close but thank you so much !!!!!

 

[fatty and friends]

Sorry for the bad pic it’s just hard to get too close but thank you so much !!!!!

i see atleast one drake (the biggest khaki) so by any chance will you be able to have two seperate pens to seperate the boys and girls just in case needed?

 

[Michael8427]

i see atleast one drake (the biggest khaki) so by any chance will you be able to have two seperate pens to seperate the boys and girls just in case needed?

I have another coop and run that is vacant and it’s my old chicken one, is there a reason I would need to seperate them ?

 

[fatty and friends]

I have another coop and run that is vacant and it’s my old chicken one, is there a reason I would need to seperate them ?

if you have more drakes then hens and they aren’t seperated, the drakes will hurt the girls and each other. most people say 5 hens per every drake but it all depends on their personalities and i know people who’s ducks are fine with 1 drake to 1 hen

personally, since my ducks are just pets and i can’t get anymore hens i keep my two older drakes with just each other and my 3rd drake stays with my two hens, they are all very happy

 

[Maddog_photog]

I have another coop and run that is vacant and it’s my old chicken one, is there a reason I would need to seperate them ?

Male ducks require a pretty hefty sex ratio, about 3-4 females per one male duck. If you have too many males and not enough females, they WILL over mate and injure your females. The females won’t be too happy either.

 

[Michael8427]

if you have more drakes then hens and they aren’t seperated, the drakes will hurt the girls and each other. most people say 5 hens per every drake but it all depends on their personalities and i know people who’s ducks are fine with 1 drake to 1 hen

personally, since my ducks are just pets and i can’t get anymore hens i keep my two older drakes with just each other and my 3rd drake stays with my two hens, they are all very happy

Oh okay I didn’t know that thank you !

 

[Michael8427]

Male ducks require a pretty hefty sex ratio, about 3-4 females per one male duck. If you have too many males and not enough females, they WILL over mate and injure your females. The females won’t be too happy either.

I wasn’t aware of that thank you ! I will definitely seperate if I have to