HELP! First-time Call Duck owner

[dixiechick]

Calling all BYCers!!!! I'm a chicken owner/breeder and now my kids have obtained two beautiful white call ducks. The breeders said they raised them on wire and provided a kitty-litter tray with water on one end and a nest on the other. These little guys (Mr Quackers and Aflac) are just that....little guys (young drakes). My question is: How do you build a nest for them? Size? They are in separate pens. Each pen is elevated with wire bottoms. Their pens are approximately 2'Hx2'Dx6'L.

Thanks so much!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Why do you have them seperated? Ducks love to be with their kind, need the socializing. My ducks like old dog crates the small sizes.

 

[dixiechick]

Can 2 drakes be together without fighting?

 

[dixiechick]

Can 2 drakes be together without fighting?

 

[chickensioux]

If they are raised together they do fine. During breeding season, there could be an issue. Unless there is no female, they still may be fine. I have 4 males and 6 females that stay in the same pen and I do not have issues.

 

[dixiechick]

They were from different breeders and are young. We have NO females...so what do u think? Put thdm togehter and see? What aboutf a nest??

 

[Katy]

I had a bachelor pen for about a dozen my call drakes for a long time.....they did fine.

 

[chickensioux]

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I would put them together, they do enjoy being with others. As far as a nest, if you don't have females, you don't need a nesting box. They do need straw or pine shaving for comfort and an area at night for safety from predators, in my opinion.

 

[duckluck]

I'd put them together too. I have a bachelor pen of drakes also, and only a few of these drakes were raised together.