Chicken saddles???

[DUCKGIRL89]

I was thinking anout getting two chicken saddles for my two female ducks. I have 4 males and 2 girls and they just staryed breeding and im afraid that the guys are going to make their poor backs bare. But I dont know if they work for ducks? I reallycould use the help thanks
Before theu get beat up too much please!

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

has anyone ever put these on ducks?

 

[RHRanch]

I have never seen the bare back problem in ducks - I think it would only happen if there were lots of males and few females.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Oh it sure does happen with them, just as bad or worse as chickens.

 

[RHRanch]

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Thats odd - I have never had that in any of my ducks and I have kept calls, muscovies, runners, pekins, Campbells and many others. How prevelent has this problem been for you, and how are your birds housed? Is it as I suspect, more likely when there are lots of males?

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

I have seen pics on google of bare backed ducks. and no this never happend to me but im worried it will.

 

[Niss]

I had it happen once, long ago we had 2 girls, and when a drake was added the top gal refussed to submit and he pulled all her back and wing featers out.