Flock in chaos
My hobby-flock consists of five runner females, one male runner- and then two female Rouens all the same age and raised together. At three and some odd months they are undergoing puberty- understandable.
The male runner and one female rouen are sort of pair although he has breed most of the females so far that i can tell.
The problem: I have a trouble maker. One female runners is inciting around the female rouen who is paired with the male...
Trouble-maker sometimes gets two other females all riled up and they all start at squawking and bobbing their heads around the mated rouen. The female rouen ignores or walks off- the male toddles after her in a panic as do the other three nice females. The whole flock gets riled and there is constant agitation- chaos and they are driving me nuts.
My thoughts were to find a home for the trouble maker or to get another male? Any thoughts- on what is going on with these ducks and how i might balance out the flock would be greatly appreciated.
My hobby-flock consists of five runner females, one male runner- and then two female Rouens all the same age and raised together. At three and some odd months they are undergoing puberty- understandable.
The male runner and one female rouen are sort of pair although he has breed most of the females so far that i can tell.
The problem: I have a trouble maker. One female runners is inciting around the female rouen who is paired with the male...
Trouble-maker sometimes gets two other females all riled up and they all start at squawking and bobbing their heads around the mated rouen. The female rouen ignores or walks off- the male toddles after her in a panic as do the other three nice females. The whole flock gets riled and there is constant agitation- chaos and they are driving me nuts.
My thoughts were to find a home for the trouble maker or to get another male? Any thoughts- on what is going on with these ducks and how i might balance out the flock would be greatly appreciated.
