Flock questions

[21hens-incharge]

You still will have more males than females and that is problematic.

Two males with one Swedish female she will be over mated.
Your pekin hen to drake ratio is off as well.

You can try it but please understand over mating leads to injury and can lead to death.
Drakes can fight viciously but the real danger is to your females.

Those of us recommending fewer drakes do so from experience.

 

[FluffTheDuck]

Okay. So get rid of 2 drakes? Will that still cause problems? I will only have one pekin male, what are the chances of him killing/seriously hurting a Swedish hen?
I realized I'm probably not able to use my gazebo. Can I use a fence to block off one side of the pen? One side for Pekins and the other for Swedish?

 

[21hens-incharge]

You can section the pen but that means less space for everyone.

The Swedish would still be in with the Pekin?

Swedish hens are small and docile. Pekin drakes are twice their size. Yes he can seriously harm her.

Cayuga males although also rather large are not as aggressive about mating.

Personally I would not keep a pekin drake with anything smaller than a pekin hen.
Maybe swap the drakes for hens so you have more females.

Your pen is rather small can you enlarge it?

 

[aart]

Hmm I don’t know the exact dimensions of their pen because it was already there when I bought the place.
I’ll take a photo?

Doesn't everyone have a tape measure or 2(or 3-4-5-6) in their household?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Raise your hand if you do.

 

[PirateGirl]

If you have dividers and can split them different ways at different times you can make it work, but I don’t think you can fence them all together all the time and have it be ok

 

[bruceha2000]

Raise your hand if you do.

 

[bluemerle]

If you're insistent on keeping all of them, I'd build duck tractors and separate the ducks into pairs (especially the Pekins). Pairs still have the potential to be problematic, but it's easier to keep track of them that way. Tractors are easy to build, and you could make sure everyone has enough space, but that does mean managing separate pens - more work for you.

 

[FluffTheDuck]

Raise your hand if you do.

 

[FluffTheDuck]

If you're insistent on keeping all of them, I'd build duck tractors and separate the ducks into pairs (especially the Pekins). Pairs still have the potential to be problematic, but it's easier to keep track of them that way. Tractors are easy to build, and you could make sure everyone has enough space, but that does mean managing separate pens - more work for you.

I'll keep that idea in mind! Thank you!