I can’t believe the difference (death mentioned)

[TSOWOATNKC]

How did it go today?

The remaining pekin drake mated the female pekin a few times and the entire yard was calm and quiet.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

That is good to hear especially for the rest of your flock.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

The three Pekin drakes were absolutely terrorizing every bird in the yard. They were going from bird to bird, pinning them down and raping them constantly.

Hi there.

Sorry that your drakes were a little out of control and yes probably competitively mating...

However, that was not rape and should not be seen as such. Forced copulation or assault at best. Animals do not operate on the same moral plain as humans do. It isn't incest when fathers and daughters breed in the animal world either... it's important that we understand the difference.

No shame in letting them feed someone's family... then they won't be confined to a cage or "miserable". It can be done quick so they never know what hit them and they lived good lives while they were here to the best of your ability. No life gets wasted here and ALL are treated and processed humanely.

Anyways, wanted to say good luck resolving this.

ETA: also glad nobody got hurt too bad.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

largest two drakes that seemed most aggressive. We cut the corner off a feed bag, stuck them in the bag with their head sticking out,

I didn't see that part... Good for you!

 

[TSOWOATNKC]

To my mind forced copulation is rape.

 

[CannedMonster]

To my mind forced copulation is rape.

I don’t know about ducks but roosters can tidbit and dance to get a hen interested.
I call what my 4.5 month old cockerels do rape because they don’t try to entice the females...well they’re trying but not very good at it yet lol.
They’re very sneaky about it too.
Wait til she’s distracted and run up and boom!
One of my cockerels would relentlessly chase and try to breed a bantam hen I had to the point I had to rehome her.
And lately the two have been tag-teaming the hens sometimes.

 

[TSOWOATNKC]

I don’t know about ducks but roosters can tidbit and dance to get a hen interested.
I call what my 4.5 month old cockerels do rape because they don’t try to entice the females...well they’re trying but not very good at it yet lol.
They’re very sneaky about it too.
Wait til she’s distracted and run up and boom!
One of my cockerels would relentlessly chase and try to breed a bantam hen I had to the point I had to rehome her.
And lately the two have been tag-teaming the hens sometimes.

They weren’t head bobbing and flirting and then mounting. They were chasing, tackling, and pinning everything that moved down.

 

[TSOWOATNKC]

It’s interesting how much it changed with those two pekin drakes gone. The remaining one is practically docile now. He is on par with the other drakes and how they mate. The female pekin are calmer too. They aren’t constantly inviting mating, one after another after another like they’re trying to break records.

 

[onaharley]

They weren’t head bobbing and flirting and then mounting. They were chasing, tackling, and pinning everything that moved down.

I can't tell you many times i have yelled "Could you be more of a gentlemen? Momma (me) raised you with better manners"!!!!!

 

[Michael P]

It helps to understand the behavior of wild mallard ducks (and many other species). Early in the breeding season, a drake will establish a territory and try to attract a female to it. If successful, he defends the territory, mostly from other males. When the eggs hatch and the female moves off the nest to care for the ducklings, the drake stops defending the territory.

Drakes tend to form gangs of unattached males late in the breeding season. These can be drakes that successfully bred earlier and/or drakes that never established a territory and never found a mate. These gangs search for females and attempt forced copulation for the remainder of the breeding season. In natural conditions, the females can fly and have much more space. They usually can avoid the gangs. But our domestic ducks are confined and usually cannot fly.

Obviously, behavior of our domestic ducks has been modified by selective breeding and captive conditions. But drakes still tend to form late-season gangs.