Help with Drakes

[Bill83]

@DuckyDonna does your drake calm down in the fall / winter or are they like this all year round ?

 

[DuckyDonna]

@DuckyDonna does your drake calm down in the fall / winter or are they like this all year round ?

I don't know. I just got him in February. He won't be 1 until November 17th. I'm hoping he will. He is so pretty and I love him but I really don't know what to do. See the blu-kote on my girls neck?

 

[DuckyDonna]

Can you put your drakes separate for a while just to see if in the fall they calm down? I've got runners and I don't know a thing about pekins except that they are huge. I think it would be bad for them to mate with smaller ducks for risk of injury.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Okay as for size comparison I have a Muscovy drake around 12-15lbs his muscovy females are around 4-5 lbs. those girls are tuff.

 

[chickens really]

Feather loss on necks during breeding season is normal. Raping Hens is bad behaviour. Some Drakes just never flirt or breed Hens that are accepting his advances he just rapes them. I got rid of my long time breeding Drake because I got tired of his behaviour...

 

[Bill83]

Feather loss on necks during breeding season is normal. Raping Hens is bad behaviour. Some Drakes just never flirt or breed Hens that are accepting his advances he just rapes them. I got rid of my long time breeding Drake because I got tired of his behaviour...

The female Khackies dont seem to really mind the drake to be honest. I am just worried for them because of the size difference and how aggressive the drakes are to the younger WHs

 

[chickens really]

The female Khackies dont seem to really mind the drake to be honest. I am just worried for them because of the size difference and how aggressive the drakes are to the younger WHs

Well then don't worry because what looks bad to use isn't necessarily upsetting the Duck hens..

 

[Miss Lydia]

the WH if only 5.5 weeks old shouldn't be in with the drakes anyway they are too young to be mated.

 

[Bill83]

the WH if only 5.5 weeks old shouldn't be in with the drakes anyway they are too young to be mated.

They are not in with the drakes, but i let the ducks free range in the fenced in yard when i am home and i will let the WHs also be out there only when i can supervise and keep them from being hurt. I am just trying to associate them with each other as much as possible now hoping it will help them all get along in the long run.

 

[Miss Lydia]