Dive Bombing Ducks

[lklascala]

I have two batches of ducks hatched 5 weeks apart. Mallards are older and then Indian Runners. Now that the runners are older, I let them mingle with the mallards. However, the mallards are dive bombing the younger ones. They aren't pecking per se, but body bumping the younger ones. Is this aggressive behavior? What should I do?

 

[Isaac 0]

Could you post a video of them doing it?

 

[lklascala]

This is a video I took today of one of the mallards diving into the group. There definitely feels like some territorial issues happening, but I'm not positive what this is.

 

[Isaac 0]

Good video! I've seen that many times, likely a dominance/territorial issue.

 

[lklascala]

Is it something I should worry about? No one is mating yet. I still have a few more months for that, and I'm hoping the mallards will fly away soon.