We just got a beautiful Indian Runner drake to add to our little flock of three. I've read about introductions and have introduced chickens, but our ducks run with our geese. Is there anything special I need to do to protect him from the three hens and the three geese?
I was thinking of penning him near them for a time, then moving the ducks in with him and then letting them all out together once the ducks are bonded. I had to beat my geese off a chicken once during an introduction when I thought he had ample space to get away so I'm a little leery of what they could do.
(OK, beat sounds harsh. It involved a broom, but not actual hitting!)
I was thinking of penning him near them for a time, then moving the ducks in with him and then letting them all out together once the ducks are bonded. I had to beat my geese off a chicken once during an introduction when I thought he had ample space to get away so I'm a little leery of what they could do.
(OK, beat sounds harsh. It involved a broom, but not actual hitting!)