Make ducks

[BK-BabyRanch]

Hello everyone,
My wife and I had gotten chickens and unfortunately one of those chickens tragically died and so we went to go and get a few more chickens and we found ducks… Or should I say I found ducks and they were so cute I had to get them too… Our chickens and duckies are happy and healthy but to our dismay two of our five ducks are males and we don’t know what to do with the two males since we had no plans on trying to breed but just egg production. Would greatly appreciate any thoughts on the matter!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome to BYC @BK-BabyRanch

Could you try re homing your extra males? We have a couple of sections in the buy sell trade section that you could try ~

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/other-poultry-birds-hatching-eggs.34/


https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/animals-in-need-of-free-re-homing.16182/

Good luck with them

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Male ducks kept with female chickens can lead to death of the female if he mates her. Look to rehome those boys or keep them penned separately from the pullets.

 

[N F C]

Hi, good advice from @DobieLover and helpful links from @Yorkshire Coop...hope that helps. Good luck finding homes for your boys.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Definitely keep the male ducks away from the chicken hens, hens can be killed by the male ducks mating them. Good luck finding the males a good home!

 

[Jenbirdee]

hi and welcome! You’ve been given great advice already.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! We're happy to have you with us!

 

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC! Thanks for joining us.
Try and rehome one or both of the boys.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!