- Sep 11, 2013
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Hello-I am needing immediate help/advice about a duck problem. I have 3 drakes who just turned two, and one hen. Because my hen gets a bit too much attention from my three boys, two weekends ago I purchased 2 more adult hens the same size as my other 4. One of the new hens was easily accepted and already is a part of the flock. The problem is that the three boys are overly agressive with 'Anita', one of th new hens. At first I thought they were trying to mate with her, but after watching them for hours yesterday it's almost like poor Anita is being bullied. So much that as of yesterday she was openly bleeding from the back of her head. Anita will run and hide and almost quiver with fear from the boys. And they keep grabbing the back of her head and ripping off her scabs. I now have her isolated in a dog crate in the pen so she can try to heal, but even in there the boys are quacking at her, and biting at the dog crate, circling it constantly. So is my problem agressive mating? And will it end after spring fever? Or are they bullying her to kill her? The drakes'behavior with the already existing hen is unchanged, and the flock already accepted the other new hen. Help!! Advice needed! I don't want Anita to die.