Duck has a claw pulled out 1/2 way?

[Miss Lydia]

Very true about if your intention is eggs you don't need a drake but drakes happen. When I watch my 2 Runner drakes standing guard over their females it warms my heart. Those boys are so dedicated to their job. My Muscovy isn't but his girls sure do adore him. I do understand the part about over-mating and needing to rehome. I just had to rehome a rooster. It took me a while to make that decision since he is a nice roo but huge compared to my bantams and they were terrified of him.
I hope you can find your drake a good home.

 

[Luckyducksinbama]

Honestly, it's almost impossible to rehome a drake. Aggressive drakes are even harder to find good homes for. You can ask what their intentions are, but just remember not everyone is truthful.
If you're main intention is eggs, you don't need any drake.

So, We are quickly coming to terms with releasing him into wild is no bc that is illegal and unethical to nature. Rehoming him will be hard bc he had an aggressive matung history with one of our ducks. I saw a homestead video online where they sorted out their juvenile pekins into egg layers and meat. I gettttt that now. Sigh.

 

[Luckyducksinbama]

Very true about if your intention is eggs you don't need a drake but drakes happen. When I watch my 2 Runner drakes standing guard over their females it warms my heart. Those boys are so dedicated to their job. My Muscovy isn't but his girls sure do adore him. I do understand the part about over-mating and needing to rehome. I just had to rehome a rooster. It took me a while to make that decision since he is a nice roo but huge compared to my bantams and they were terrified of him.
I hope you can find your drake a good home.

This large drake jumped the baby gate divider to be with the girls yesterday afternoon. The girls were not injured. The other male is way more laid back and smaller... My favorite pic of them is the large male hatched first and literally hugged the last egg (a girl) while it's little eye was peeping out still figuring out how to hatch. These 4 were best buddies. It warmed our hearts too. We love them. Just trying to figure out how to keep the girls safe now that they are maturing.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

This large drake jumped the baby gate divider to be with the girls yesterday afternoon. The girls were not injured. The other male is way more laid back and smaller... My favorite pic of them is the large male hatched first and literally hugged the last egg (a girl) while it's little eye was peeping out still figuring out how to hatch. These 4 were best buddies. It warmed our hearts too. We love them. Just trying to figure out how to keep the girls safe now that they are maturing.

I totally get it. My excess drake literally rolled out from under mama when I first saw him. He was the cutest. I already suspected he was a drake as a hatchling. I just deal with the extra work of having them separated. During the day they can all see each other, but at night they are in separate coops.
Even females can be aggressive. One of my dominant muscovy thinks she needs to rule over everyone out there. So today she's separated.
When they can free range, it works out well for all, but right now I'm dealing with a fox. So, they are all in the run and have no real outlets or enough to keep busy so as to not antagonize one another.

 

[Luckyducksinbama]

I totally get it. My excess drake literally rolled out from under mama when I first saw him. He was the cutest. I already suspected he was a drake as a hatchling. I just deal with the extra work of having them separated. During the day they can all see each other, but at night they are in separate coops.
Even females can be aggressive. One of my dominant muscovy thinks she needs to rule over everyone out there. So today she's separated.
When they can free range, it works out well for all, but right now I'm dealing with a fox. So, they are all in the run and have no real outlets or enough to keep busy so as to not antagonize one another.

not that we have seen on our 25 acres but coyotes are everywhere here. We have an Eagle nest too on the property and an old owl. And the occadional stray dog folks drop off in the country, They always find our home lol. 6 months here and we have had a cat and three dogs appear sooo nervous anout just 'letting' tge ducjs out for the day, We DO walk them three times acday around the pastures. Our enckosure is predator proof so I dont want to leave the door open unattended etc? thoughts?

 

[Weeg]

So, We are quickly coming to terms with releasing him into wild is no bc that is illegal and unethical to nature. Rehoming him will be hard bc he had an aggressive matung history with one of our ducks. I saw a homestead video online where they sorted out their juvenile pekins into egg layers and meat. I gettttt that now. Sigh.

What I did for my drakes, (notice I said drakes, I have 3 which is way to many.) In the mating season I divide them into a separate part of the run so they can see but not touch the hens. You only have 1 drake, if you were really desperate you could get another drake, or multiple and make a drake pen. With mine I put them back together in the winter, but if you made a pen far enough away so the drakes couldn't see the hens, that could work year round. Mine were bummed when I separated them. Spent the entirety of the summer standing at the fence, or in the pond next to the fence. It may be hard for your drake to make the switch, but may also be better than nothing. He will likely get used to it eventually. Could be another option.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have to separate during spring and part of summer. My Runners get their space my Muscovy theirs and my geese usually do okay with the Runners but not the Muscovy.
Many times I have 3 separate spaces going.

 

[Luckyducksinbama]

Separated from drake, no blood, wound clean but claw is gone? Is this serious? Will it grow back?

 

[Luckyducksinbama]

What I did for my drakes, (notice I said drakes, I have 3 which is way to many.) In the mating season I divide them into a separate part of the run so they can see but not touch the hens. You only have 1 drake, if you were really desperate you could get another drake, or multiple and make a drake pen. With mine I put them back together in the winter, but if you made a pen far enough away so the drakes couldn't see the hens, that could work year round. Mine were bummed when I separated them. Spent the entirety of the summer standing at the fence, or in the pond next to the fence. It may be hard for your drake to make the switch, but may also be better than nothing. He will likely get used to it eventually. Could be another option.

love this! Maybe we can do something along these lines,

 

[Luckyducksinbama]

I have to separate during spring and part of summer. My Runners get their space my Muscovy theirs and my geese usually do okay with the Runners but not the Muscovy.
Many times I have 3 separate spaces going.

Thank you for sharing this! We are trying to figure out what to do!