Can I have two drakes and one duck?

<Can two males be kept peacefully together if there isn't a female to fight over?
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Yes, but if you have chickens - and they all run together - they will just pick a hen to be their female. And their
'attention' will kill her.
 
My two pekin boys that I got as babies last year started fighting a few months back. They plucked eachother very bad to the point there was blood.
We added girls at Memorial weekend but could only find two girls. The fighting has stop but they are very rough with the girls...they have slowed down and not as rough now. Wonder if it's b/c it's so humid outside now you can't breathe here.

We seperate them sometimes to give everyone a break.
 
I would keep an eye out for more hens. 2 hens a piece would be good........3 would be better.

I have Muskovies - 1 to 5. I just bought eggs from HatTrickSilkies.

and Cayuga's - 1 to 2. Looking for another female.
 
It must vary from duck to duck. I have 3 males that have been together since they were juveniles. And the 2 biggest have almost killed the 3rd and smallest one twice now. Once before I realized that they would be so nasty and once when the 2 broke thru a gate and entered the pen of the smallest. They are in VERY secure quarters now and the smallest forgets how mean they are. He tries everyday to join them.
 
I have 3 drakes and 1 hen. I had 2 hens but one disappeared a month or so ago. The boys have a pecking order and one guy took the brunt of it for awhile until the pecking order was established but now they all get along. They don't bother the girl that much though because she beats them up if she's not in the mood. One of the drakes has actually lost his curly tail and acts more like a hen than a drake. From what I hear this is a natural process. I'm hoping to get another couple of females for the eggs but even if I didn't they all get along just fine.
 

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