Hen to drake ratio

[Nitralw]

Backstory: we bought two ducklings. One Cayuga and one Khaki Campbell.. or so we thought. We were pretty convinced they were both female until recently.. our brown one turned out to be a drake so now we have one hen and one drake but I’ve heard it’s better to have more hens than drakes for the hens safety. So what’s a good ratio ... also anyone take a guess of the breed of our drake (brown duck) He doesn’t look like a khaki Campbell and I’ve posted before and there were some golden layer 300 guesses .. but he doesn’t look like those either.

 

[Mamas_Looney_Farm]

I have a ratio of 3 hens to every 1 drake. I have Peking and Muscovy ducks.

 

[Nitralw]

I have a ratio of 3 hens to every 1 drake. I have Peking and Muscovy ducks.

Perfect so we can get two more hens and be okay. Thank you!

 

[Mamas_Looney_Farm]

No problem! Hope it all works out!

 

[Ducks 4 life]

Yep 3 to 4 hens for every drake

 

[Isaac 0]

It all depends on your setup, and each bird's personality, but the lowest ratio I would go would be one drake per four hens.

 

[Nitralw]

It all depends on your setup, and each bird's personality, but the lowest ratio I would go would be one drake per four hens.

Thank you!

 

[Nitralw]

Yep 3 to 4 hens for every drake

Thank you!

 

[Knighstar679]

I think your drake might be a Rouen based on color and size in comparison to your Cayuga.

 

[ibarbidahl]

I have a drake that can be 1 on 1 because he's a perfect gentleman - but I also have one that needs 6+ hens. He's a bully and if it weren't the kids -would be gone. (He spends spring in time out by himself) General rule of thumb is 3-5 hens per drake, but I've seen plenty of instances to sway either way. It will really depend on your drake.