Just my luck

[hendrix25]

all three of my ducks turned out to be drakes.

My question is, will they all get a long okay? I don't have a female so there shouldn't be any fighting to mate. Just wondering how well drakes get along.

If I am considering getting some females, how many should I get for 3 drakes? I don't plan on getting rid of any of the boys. Should I sit tight for a while and enjoy the boys throughout the winter and then get girls in the spring/summer of next year? I'm not really set up to quarantine other ducks right now.

Thoughts and suggestions would be great.

 

[Wifezilla]

They may get along without the distraction of a bunch of girls. You may also end up with a dominant drake mounting the other two. As for ration, 2 girls to one boy is good. 3 is even better.

I would just keep my eye on craigslist and see what comes up. You may be able to get a good deal on some ducks as we get closer to winter.

 

[hendrix25]

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Thanks, yeah I already have a dominant drake. But I didn't know he would do that, thanks for the heads up. That would have really confused me! lol...

I was afraid of the number of girls to boys...that would put me needing 6-9 girls for 3 boys...that's a little more than I was intending at this time. I'm for sure waiting til summer next year to get anymore...thanks!

 

[Soccer Mom]

They will probably be okay with the batchelors club. Bummer that you have all guys, but actually better than having one poor female and two randy drakes.

 

[hendrix25]

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yeah that was my concern before the third one got his tail feather...oh well. i still love them the same.

 

[berkeleysprings]

my name is randy .... so what are you trying to say here ?

 

[hendrix25]

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exactly what my first post read.

 

[Soccer Mom]

Stay away from the ducks, Randy!

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[berkeleysprings]

but i love duck... and there in lies the problem

 

[Cetawin]

They should be fine if they were raised together. I am constructing a bacherlor pad for my three extra drakes...they get along with no problems.