Ducklings

[RainValleyFarm]

I’m really nervous about my ducklings. If I end up with one male and one female is that still safe with chickens around? I’m hoping for two females.
Any tips on sexing at this point? Or just have to wait it out?
American pekin and a mallard

 

[Cecisflock]

Do you want to house them with your chickens?

 

[sourland]

and good luck with your ducklings. A one on one situation may work, or it may not. I'd be concerned about over mating especially if the crested duckling is a hen. Two drakes in a chicken flock is a recipe for disaster. Vent sexing is the only way of telling gender at this age.

 

[RainValleyFarm]

Do you want to house them with your chickens?

Yes they will be in the same coop/run as my chickens. Which is why I’m worried if they turn out to be males. I can always separate them if I truly needed to but of course that costs more money to build another coop

 

[RainValleyFarm]

and good luck with your ducklings. A one on one situation may work, or it may not. I'd be concerned about over mating especially if the crested duckling is a hen. Two drakes in a chicken flock is a recipe for disaster. Vent sexing is the only way of telling gender at this age.

Thank you. I suppose I will be waiting it out. I had a crested mallard and pekin duck back in 2013. My mallard was a female and I suppose my pekin was too because I had never seen them mate. I was young when I had them and haven’t had any birds since and didn’t realize until I got them and was informed by a few people that mixing chickens and ducks can be dangerous if they are males

 

[VeryHappyHens]

and good luck with your ducklings. A one on one situation may work, or it may not. I'd be concerned about over mating especially if the crested duckling is a hen. Two drakes in a chicken flock is a recipe for disaster. Vent sexing is the only way of telling gender at this age.

I agree two males already killed my female petkin!!

 

[RainValleyFarm]

I agree two males already killed my female petkin!!

Oh no. I only have the two ducklings so I’m hoping for two girls I know my chances are not the best but still hoping!

 

[VeryHappyHens]

Oh no. I only have the two ducklings so I’m hoping for two girls I know my chances are not the best but still hoping!

You could order more females just in case from Mc murray hatchery!

 

[RainValleyFarm]

You could order more females just in case from Mc murray hatchery!
Thank you! I will look into that

 

[VeryHappyHens]

You could order more females just in case from Mc murray hatchery!
Thank you! I will look into that

https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/waterfowl.html Here is the link to Mc murray hatchery!!