Quackattack717
Songster
Hi guys,
It’s our first Spring with ducks & chickens. My husband fears our drake Muscovy is going to be too much for our females in their enclosure. They have no escape. I would like to get more female ducks, but he doesn’t want too. He’s already pretty rough with them, I was warned mating was not pleasant but I just hate to see him chase and hold down all my girls out there. They run from him, fly away from him. His main girl (our female Muscovy) will double team one of the other girls with him so she doesn’t have to do the deed with him. Besides this side of him, he’s a great pet drake. He’s got quite the personality and he enjoys talking, treats, being held by my husband, short flights, and his girls of course. My husband thinks he’s only going to get more aggressive with Spring approaching and said he wants to let him out of the enclosure during the day to free range. We built the enclosure because we lost a young duck & chicken to hawks. My husband thinks our male is large enough and that he’d be safe. I’m not so sure. Opinions? Advice?
It’s our first Spring with ducks & chickens. My husband fears our drake Muscovy is going to be too much for our females in their enclosure. They have no escape. I would like to get more female ducks, but he doesn’t want too. He’s already pretty rough with them, I was warned mating was not pleasant but I just hate to see him chase and hold down all my girls out there. They run from him, fly away from him. His main girl (our female Muscovy) will double team one of the other girls with him so she doesn’t have to do the deed with him. Besides this side of him, he’s a great pet drake. He’s got quite the personality and he enjoys talking, treats, being held by my husband, short flights, and his girls of course. My husband thinks he’s only going to get more aggressive with Spring approaching and said he wants to let him out of the enclosure during the day to free range. We built the enclosure because we lost a young duck & chicken to hawks. My husband thinks our male is large enough and that he’d be safe. I’m not so sure. Opinions? Advice?