Can ortamental ducks live with regular standard ducks?

[sunshine ducky]

hi everyone I was was thinking of purchasing a mandarin duck pair. The thing is I have 3 female kahki Campbell ducklings. So I was thinking to settle the mandarins and once the Campbell's reach maturity I would acclimate and put them in the same coop as the other ducks. This is my first time keeping ortamental duck breeds so I don't know what else can be kept with them; and my coop has plenty of room for all of them. Thanks for reading!

 

[Abriana]

I have heard with chickens that normal chickens will often pick on ornamental ones, such as polish because of the poof on their head, so just make sure they don't pick on the ornamental ducks.

 

[sunshine ducky]

Yeah I know that's what I'm worried about I'm just going to have to see when the time comes. Thanks for the advice!

 

[Abriana]

No problem!

 

[chickens really]

Ducks are Ducks and do not care about breed...They generally get along...The only concern will be if you end up with a standard Drake?...You would want to separate them...Breeding season can be horrid with Drakes, hormones run high....Fights happen....

 

[sunshine ducky]

Thankfully I don't have any drake khaki Campbell's. But there is a male mandarin duck so there would be a ratio of 1 drake and 4 females which should be fine....I think?

 

[chickens really]

Thankfully I don't have any drake khaki Campbell's. But there is a male mandarin duck so there would be a ratio of 1 drake and 4 females which should be fine....I think?

Yes, that will be perfect.....He will love all the ladies....

 

[Krazyquilts]

I'm interested in hearing from others about this topic. I currently have only "standard" size ducks but I want to get call ducks at some point too, especially Mini Golden Cascades and maybe Australian Spotteds. I assume that I'll have to have two separate coops and pens etc because if a standard size drake decided to get frisky with a female call, he would probably drown her.

 

[chickens really]

I'm interested in hearing from others about this topic. I currently have only "standard" size ducks but I want to get call ducks at some point too, especially Mini Golden Cascades and maybe Australian Spotteds. I assume that I'll have to have two separate coops and pens etc because if a standard size drake decided to get frisky with a female call, he would probably drown her.

You just Answered your own question....

 

[Abriana]

Ducks are Ducks and do not care about breed...They generally get along...The only concern will be if you end up with a standard Drake?...You would want to separate them...Breeding season can be horrid with Drakes, hormones run high....Fights happen....

Well, regular chickens picking on ornamental ones is what I heard and I am not too keen on ducks yet, don't ducks not have a pecking order or typically pick on one another?