Fighting ducks

[Quacks and Waddles]

I have six Call ducks. Dad duck and two wives are in one pen. Three six month old boys(the kids) are in adjoining pen.
I know that male ducks will fight when they are with females, but so far keeping the male ducklings together has not been a problem, until now, when the weather has gotten much warmer. Now two of them are fighting constantly.
I had to set up a small pen both indoors and out to separate them.
I’m thinking that I will have to rehome one of the male ducklings, but in the meantime would it help to place a divider between the pens so they can’t see the girls?

 

[BelovedBirds]

I have six Call ducks. Dad duck and two wives are in one pen. Three six month old boys(the kids) are in adjoining pen.
I know that male ducks will fight when they are with females, but so far keeping the male ducklings together has not been a problem, until now, when the weather has gotten much warmer. Now two of them are fighting constantly.
I had to set up a small pen both indoors and out to separate them.
I’m thinking that I will have to rehome one of the male ducklings, but in the meantime would it help to place a divider between the pens so they can’t see the girls?

Yes, the more they can hear and see the girls, the more they will fight - though they are still going to have fall outs as the weather warms and their hormones take over.

What is their pen size and what is inside of it? Ideally you want multiple ponds, multiple food and water stations to reduce fighting as much as possible. If one is overly aggressive, you could put him in drake jail for a bit.

What is the extent of their fighting? Are they drawing blood, or has no one been injured so far?

 

[ruthhope]

My flock is all drakes. The muscovy don;t fight -- well one is psychotic in the spring and attacks me from behind: but he doesn't fight the other boys!!

But my pekins are a different story. They fight constantly year round. Last week one stuck his head through a temporary dog pen into the next compartment where his nemesis sleeps. He couldn't pull his head back and even with his head stuck he carried on lunging at the other boy. I had a real struggle getting him out -- I had to pick him up and hold him upside down [that works in toddlers but seemed to make no difference in pekin drakes] so that he could not fight against me with his fee on the ground. I retain one of the two in the duck house -- 50 sq feet, so amply nig enough -- and let the other out with the muscovy to forage every day. I alternate which one I let out. They are both totally pugnacious. But the older one -- that got his head stuck -- also gets up and attacks the caruncles on one of my muscovy every morning. He gets bitten and stood upon, but still he does it.

Some drakes are just unable to live peacefully