Drake with hens

[Jeremyw]

I currently have three laying hens thinking about getting a drake. Is this ok? Will they kill each other and what could I feed them all?

 

[sourland]

I would advise against adding a drake to a flock of chicken hens. There is the possibility of injury if a drake breeds a chicken hen.

 

[drumstick diva]

Do you mean duck hens or chicken hens? As Sour pointed out - a Drake could injure chicken hens. Or even kill them. Duck and chickens do not have the same anatomy.

You may want to post on the "Duck thread."

 

[trailrider330]

Welcome to the BYC flock! We are glad you joined us!

 

[Frindizzle]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[N F C]

If you'd like to check in with the duck forum, you can get there with this:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/42/ducks

Clarifying if you're talking about female ducks or female chickens will get you a more helpful response.

Thanks for joining us!

 

[NickyKnack]

Hello!

Welcome to BYC and the coop! There's a lot of great peeps here! Feel free to ask lots of questions. But most of all, make yourself at home. I'm so glad you decided to joined the BYC family. I look forward to seeing you around BYC.

 

[Jeremyw]

I have chicken hens sorry for not being specific and didn't realize there was a duck forum also thanks