Is this abusive mating? Or some other issue?

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

I did not notice it his yesterday morning when i let the ducks out, i did notice it last night but it was dark so hard to see for sure, been working 12-14 hour days so I really haven’t been nearly as attentive as I should be, my drake was penned up by himself during the day but has been with the girls at night, historically he has been ok at night, after dark they seem to settle down(based on camera spying) point is i wasn’t watching her closely so I may have missed this for a day or so.
she’s usually quite gorgeous, looks pretty mangy now. Shes the one that had been laying shell-less eggs, despite weeks of liquid calcium dosing. Otherwise seems healthy.

 

[cmom]

Maybe starting to molt???

 

[Shadrach]

I did not notice it his yesterday morning when i let the ducks out, i did notice it last night but it was dark so hard to see for sure, been working 12-14 hour days so I really haven’t been nearly as attentive as I should be, my drake was penned up by himself during the day but has been with the girls at night, historically he has been ok at night, after dark they seem to settle down(based on camera spying) point is i wasn’t watching her closely so I may have missed this for a day or so.
she’s usually quite gorgeous, looks pretty mangy now. Shes the one that had been laying shell-less eggs, despite weeks of liquid calcium dosing. Otherwise seems healthy.

The males do grab a beakfull of feathers on the back of the females neck during mating. My muscovy female Jenny ended up with a bare patch on the back of her neck which did eventually end up as a wound. She and her partner Solomon normally sleep together. I split them up for a few days to let the wound heal.
This became a fairly regular thing during the height of Jenny's egg laying season and needed keeping an eye on.
I don't think there is much one can do apart from split them up for however long it takes for the female to regrow her feathers.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I did not notice it his yesterday morning when i let the ducks out, i did notice it last night but it was dark so hard to see for sure, been working 12-14 hour days so I really haven’t been nearly as attentive as I should be, my drake was penned up by himself during the day but has been with the girls at night, historically he has been ok at night, after dark they seem to settle down(based on camera spying) point is i wasn’t watching her closely so I may have missed this for a day or so.
she’s usually quite gorgeous, looks pretty mangy now. Shes the one that had been laying shell-less eggs, despite weeks of liquid calcium dosing. Otherwise seems healthy.

Yes, that looks like mating damage to me. Duck mating is just agressive that's just how they do things. They grab hold of the back of the neck or head and hold on.

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

Yes, that looks like mating damage to me. Duck mating is just agressive that's just how they do things. They grab hold of the back of the neck or head and hold on.

I have a Pekin with some baldness but better than it was, and one Rouen he for some reason has decided to rape several times an hour, the others are usually fairly consensual and its not so violent. Hence his solitary during the day. He’s going to get it at night now too. The Rouens are big enough to handle him, my poor little runner isn’t.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sounds like drake jail to me. 24/7
@DuckyDonna has experience in this area.

 

[DuckyDonna]

Yup, drake jail needs to happen. Keep them apart, they will get used to it. I had my 4 boys apart from the girls for about 3 months. Just put them back together but in 2 groups instead of all 17 together. 2 drakes to each group.

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

We are most displeased with the current situation…

 

[DuckyDonna]

Last year when I had a similar situation my drake was alone too and miserable. After watching him suffer and pacing the fence line for days all by himself I had an idea. What I did was put his best girlfriend in with him. She was his best friend, not necessarily a best "mating" friend. It was instantly better. Everyone was happy and nobody was acting a fool! Just something you might think about trying.

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

Last year when I had a similar situation my drake was alone too and miserable. After watching him suffer and pacing the fence line for days all by himself I had an idea. What I did was put his best girlfriend in with him. She was his best friend, not necessarily a best "mating" friend. It was instantly better. Everyone was happy and nobody was acting a fool! Just something you might think about trying.

I tried that for a couple days, this weekend ill set up better bathing opportunities, and it might get more fun, he still paced, but seemed marginally happier, she on the other hand seemed confused.