Duck breeding

[PirateGirl]

The Brahmas person did clarifie with me that this behaviour of his is just him trying to mate with me.. No thank you!

I'm not suggesting to cull your drake. I have not witnessed the behavior of your drake. I'm just saying that perhaps he is not the best choice for your breeding program. An alternate option might be to purchase fertile hatching eggs to pop into your broody duck nest.

I do own a drake. I got him as an adult and have had him over a year. He has never attacked me. Not all drakes are aggressive to people. He has never once so much as grabbed an article of clothing or nipped at a hand or ankle. I would certainly consider using him for breeding. BUT despite being gentle with people I did have problems when trying to integrate ducklings as he was quick to protect his existing flock from the new intruders. This is why I caution you that trying to add ducklings into the flock that were incubator hatched and brooder/human raised. It can be tricky even with a docile drake, which you do not seem to have.

 

[FluffTheDuck]

I think you are mixing up people and not reading usernames.
You've confused me with others a few times now.
MY pov: kill the drake. Ducks don't lose reproductive organs. Research duck reproduction.

Oh, sorry! Your picture looks exactly like other person's picture and I was sure it was you who said that. sorry if i mistype im using my fingernails because right now i burned myself reslly bad on the fingertips.

 

[FluffTheDuck]

I'm not suggesting to cull your drake. I have not witnessed the behavior of your drake. I'm just saying that perhaps he is not the best choice for your breeding program. An alternate option might be to purchase fertile hatching eggs to pop into your broody duck nest.

I do own a drake. I got him as an adult and have had him over a year. He has never attacked me. Not all drakes are aggressive to people. He has never once so much as grabbed an article of clothing or nipped at a hand or ankle. I would certainly consider using him for breeding. BUT despite being gentle with people I did have problems when trying to integrate ducklings as he was quick to protect his existing flock from the new intruders. This is why I caution you that trying to add ducklings into the flock that were incubator hatched and brooder/human raised. It can be tricky even with a docile drake, which you do not seem to have.

Hmm. I didn't know that aggressive drakes would be bad for hatching. what would be nwrong with him?

 

[FluffTheDuck]

After reading the other thread, I wouldn't hatch eggs because that's going to take too long. If you absolutely are going to keep him, you need more girls ASAP. Pen him alone for the majority of the day too, until you get more girls.

Yes. He goes swimming while Donald is closed inside the duck house sitting on her eggs.

 

[casportpony]

Hmm. I didn't know that aggressive drakes would be bad for hatching. what would be nwrong with him?

Did you raise him or did a duck raise him?

 

[PirateGirl]

Again, I have not lived with or witnessed the behavior of your drake... but use your imagination and envision an entire flock of ducks with a personality and behavior exactly like his. Is this the flock you want? Does everyone get along peacefully? Can they all live together or do you need to have a bunch of separate pens so they can't beat each other up? You don't need to answer these questions here, but it is something to think about.

 

[FluffTheDuck]

Did you raise him or did a duck raise him?

i raised him.

 

[FluffTheDuck]

Again, I have not lived with or witnessed the behavior of your drake... but use your imagination and envision an entire flock of ducks with a personality and behavior exactly like his. Is this the flock you want? Does everyone get along peacefully? Can they all live together or do you need to have a bunch of separate pens so they can't beat each other up? You don't need to answer these questions here, but it is something to think about.

But, would a female duck really act like this? I mean, he's only doing this behavior because he doesn't have enough females.

 

[casportpony]

But, would a female duck really act like this? I mean, he's only doing this behavior because he doesn't have enough females.

He's almost certainly doing this to you because he imprinted on you and didn't learn how to behave like a duck. This happens to lots of people that have raise male birds.

 

[PirateGirl]

I cannot predict how future generation will behave. I can only comment that if I was breeding ducks, I would select parent stock for both physical attributes as well as behavioral attributes to try and ensure the best possible outcome for my flock as well as for any ducklings that I am not keeping to be marketable to others.