Help, male duck attacking female

[Angela Anderson]

I am a first time duck owner an could use some help an insight. I have 1 male an 3 female ducks, going on 6 months old. Everything was wonderful an great in my flock until about a week ago when my male started to single out one of the females chasing her out of the group, biting at her an making her an outcast. For whatever reason he loves he's other to females but will not let this one in the pool, eat, graze or even just chill with the other females anymore. The poor girl tries to get close but is always on guard for an attack now. Just today I could have swore I saw him breed for the first time. Is this a breeding thing? Will it work itself out, do I remove her? It's so sad to watch an I feel so heart broken for her. If anyone has any suggestions I'm open to them.

 

[thumper650]

If you don't want ducklings, I'd rehome the drake.

 

[rabiee]

I'm not sure what you could do, but I hope someone has some insight. Poor ducky!

 

[Angela Anderson]

I'd like to get babies so I'm hoping to find a way to resolve this

 

[BuffOrpington567]

I have had this problem before and i just split the male from the females and after 2 days i put them back together and thier was no more fighting

 

[Angela Anderson]

I'll try an separate the male for a lil bit today, ty.

 

[BuffOrpington567]

Ok i hope it works for you. If you go on utube thier r lots of other methods as it is common.

 

[wamtazlady]

I haven't had a drake but I had a rooster a couple years ago that suddenly took a dislike to one of my hens. He'd run across the yard if he saw her and attack. Her neck looked like hamburger. Since she was a favorite of mine I had to rehome the rooster.

Since you want babies you could rehome the female duck or rehome the drake and find a replacement for him.

 

[BuffOrpington567]

Rehoming the drake or female would be the last resort in my opien

 

[Flockandfowl46]

Honestly I would separate the drake for about a week in a see but no touch situation...then watch your hens they may actually be the culprits causing the one hen to be ousted by the male if his fave females don't like her neither will he if no problems after a week try them together again and if they like her the other hens will try to keep the peace and he will learn to like her...in ducks it's very suttle body language but the hens are in charge