Drake trying to breed 8 week old

[tkelso]

Hi,

I have 4 ducklings about 8 weeks old. Now that they have about half of their feathers I've been taking them out and letting swim in our pond. Being little they don't leave the cove and just have a blast foraging the edge and swimming around. This is until the Drake that is a year old shows up. He is a black Swede and has honed in on the smaller khaki. He relentlessly chases it down tries to mount it. I assume it's a female. I'm forever having to hop in the water to pull him off. He doesn't have the time of day for the other three although I'm 99% sure one of them is a female. It's quacking very strongly. What do I need to do to get the Drake to knock it off?

 

[sourland]

Separate him from the ducklings until they are mature. He is fully capable of drowning or injuring them.

 

[tkelso]

Ok. Thanks so much for the info. I appreciate it!

 

[sourland]

This time of year when the hormone levels are high drakes become very sexually aggressive. He will calm down as the season progresses.