drake to duck ratio?

[Flockincrazy]

I'm glad that it worked for you, maybe your drakes were very mild or maybe you have some special skill or something, I don't know. However, as a general rule, it won't work.

I don't know about skill but maybe they did have a more mild disposition

 

[Duckmom27]

really? then maybe i’ll do that! if i absolutely need to i’ll add one more duck per drake but i feel pairs would be easiest

I really think you are setting them up for someone to get hurt if you keep them all together or even separate in one duck one drake pairs. Yes there are anomalies where it works but it's generally not the rule. Especially when you already have one drake you say is aggressive and the other drake is quite larger than the females you have. And I know you said the khaki drake gets along with other drakes but the pekin doesn't, but I don't think you're considering that the khaki is still a baby and this could easily not be the case when he's mature. Getting him another drake friend might not work when he's older any better than introducing the pekin to other drakes has worked for you, and every day he will hear the females he grew up with and they will all be wanting to be together because they are a flock.

And I know you don't want to re-home anyone but you have to consider that if you don't find a good viable solution you may be looking at losing one of your ducks to death instead.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

I really think you are setting them up for someone to get hurt if you keep them all together or even separate in one duck one drake pairs. Yes there are anomalies where it works but it's generally not the rule. Especially when you already have one drake you say is aggressive and the other drake is quite larger than the females you have. And I know you said the khaki drake gets along with other drakes but the pekin doesn't, but I don't think you're considering that the khaki is still a baby and this could easily not be the case when he's mature. Getting him another drake friend might not work when he's older any better than introducing the pekin to other drakes has worked for you, and every day he will hear the females he grew up with and they will all be wanting to be together because they are a flock.

And I know you don't want to re-home anyone but you have to consider that if you don't find a good viable solution you may be looking at losing one of your ducks to death instead.

the rouen isn’t much smaller than pekin as an adult though

 

[21hens-incharge]

the rouen isn’t much smaller than pekin as an adult though

Pretty set on trying to get folks to give you the answer you WANT instead of the cold hard facts aren't you?

You can try it however you want. In the end you may have much bigger issues than you do now.
Start reading up about treating injuries now. I fear you may need that info in the future.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Pretty set on trying to get folks to give you the answer you WANT instead of the cold hard facts aren't you?

You can try it however you want. In the end you may have much bigger issues than you do now.
Start reading up about treating injuries now. I fear you may need that info in the future.

i decided i am probably keeping them as pairs for this year, then next spring i’ll get one more girl for the khaki drake and two for the pekin