Is adding more ducklings a good idea?

[Sallyscovy]

Hello everyone,
I currently have 9, 11 week buff orphington chick and two 6 week old ducks living together. All females. I want to get the ducks more friends. Will two more female ducklings bond with my other ducks? Or did they need to be tiny babies raised in a brooder together? Help I’m not sure how this works.

 

[Lor]

They will most likely need to be introduced slowly. Just putting them together might not work. Especially if there is an age/size difference.
We use a "see but no touch" method. The newbies are separated by fencing (or what have you) from the originals so they can't get to each other but can see each other. After a few weeks you let them together, but supervised to see how things go.

 

[Lor]

Here is a thread on integrating chicks with an adult flock. Might be helpful.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...tegrating-chicks-into-an-adult-flock.1126547/

 

[Sallyscovy]

They will most likely need to be introduced slowly. Just putting them together might not work. Especially if there is an age/size difference.
We use a "see but no touch" method. The newbies are separated by fencing (or what have you) from the originals so they can't get to each other but can see each other. After a few weeks you let them together, but supervised to see how things go.

Thank you!