Ducks and Chickens?

[Going Quackers]

I only have one drake, and he ends up being out with a full grown turkey, or he's alone. He's only with the chickens for a short time, and there is a lot of space for them to scatter. He is mostly concerned with his mate, who he isn't allowed to be out with anymore, because he's too rough on her. So he visits with her through the chicken wire fence. If they were in close quarters, I might worry more. I would worry about him mixed with the OTHER ducks though. He doesn't like the 2 other duck hens. He tried once to mate with the turkeys when they were about the size of a chicken. I guess it depends on if they are an aggressive drake or not. Some people on here say that their drakes are "sweet". Not mine. He doesn't like me. He did act different a few years ago when we had tom turkeys, he seemed just fine. After we processed the toms, he went nuts on us. They've had this living situation for more than a year, and no chicken injuries.

My one drake is sweet, the other a touch of a pain not aggressive to people though, that i don't tolerate. It does depend and that is the problem, so best to raise the flag about the concern.

 

[BarredRockGirls]

i have 15 - 10 week old barred rock pullets and 3-6 week old pekin girls . they dont LOVE each other per say lol but they tolerate each other peacefully while in their Coop . the ducks just seem to gravitate to their nest in the corner and the chickens run amuck & leave them alone . my ducks are imprinted on me and its the weirdest thing but cool at the same time - i have the coop door open all day but my duck girls wont come outta that coop unless i tell them to - they are very good girls the chickens are Fully FREE RANGED all day. 7 am - 9ish pm whenever they decide to go roost at night . my ducks if its nice out and im home ill tell them they can get out 2-3x a day for a few hrs maybe ( even tho they have the free will to get out anytime the door is open all day ) . they swim and dabble in mud a bit then they lay at my feet, follow me around the yard or we all lay out and get some sun lol the chickens run around us no problem- they scavenge treats the ducks waste lol . its great . good luck !

 

[OldGuy43]

We have been keeping our Red Sex Links and Khaki Campbells together for over a year with no major issues. Of course, they are all hens. Ideal has a guy who's really good at sexing birds.