Yickenfarms828
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I am interested in getting ducks, can I put them in with chickens? And if I have only hens should they be male or female
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If you have a pair or more of ducks, they will more than likely hang together & not pay much attention to the hens. If I do have a duck that tries to mount a chicken, I'll put them in time out for a half hour or so & that usually does the trickI have chickens and ducks free ranging together. They sleep separate though. The ducks tend run the chickens off of the feed, but I feed in multiple locations so everybody at least gets some. The ducks also free range better than the chickens. I personally wouldn’t house ducks and chickens together in an enclosed coop/run, unless it was PLENTY oversized. I also believe the drakes will mount chickens during the breeding season and it’s not good for the chicken. I’ve only had them since March so I haven’t dealt with that yet, but am preparing for a full on separation if need be.