Duck bullies

[noahbouchard]

I have two female ducks and two female chickens and the ducks are very aggressive towards the chickens. It’s mostly the biggest duck picking on the smallest chicken. It’s been happening for a while but it used to be relatively tame, until recently she started pinning the other down and ripping out her feathers, as well as just chasing her around constantly. It’s causing a lot of harm and stress to my chickens and I’m unsure how to deal with this. Any ideas to help them get along? Or would it be best to simply keep them seperate?

 

[ruthhope]

I have two female ducks and two female chickens and the ducks are very aggressive towards the chickens. It’s mostly the biggest duck picking on the smallest chicken. It’s been happening for a while but it used to be relatively tame, until recently she started pinning the other down and ripping out her feathers, as well as just chasing her around constantly. It’s causing a lot of harm and stress to my chickens and I’m unsure how to deal with this. Any ideas to help them get along? Or would it be best to simply keep them seperate?

Best to separate them!

The behavior might cease later in the year after the Spring mating season. But it might not. I would separaye them and plan on keeping the ducks separate from the chickens

 

[JedJackson]

I have two female ducks and two female chickens and the ducks are very aggressive towards the chickens. It’s mostly the biggest duck picking on the smallest chicken. It’s been happening for a while but it used to be relatively tame, until recently she started pinning the other down and ripping out her feathers, as well as just chasing her around constantly. It’s causing a lot of harm and stress to my chickens and I’m unsure how to deal with this. Any ideas to help them get along? Or would it be best to simply keep them seperate?

Yes, separate them if possible. You could keep the mean girl in a crate in the run for a while to see if that calms her down. If it's not possible, make sure the chickens have plenty of hiding places and roosts to escape to, and make sure they are eating and drinking.