Male aggressive with Ducklings

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Kartay

Kartay

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I've been having an issue with my male Runner being aggressive with his ducklings. One of the ducklings is crested so I'm really concerned about that one being hurt.
What I am wondering is if half the problem is that he doesnt have enough females. I currently have 2 adult females and 4 ducklings (2 of which I'm 90% certain are female) that are about 2 months old.
So would adding maybe a 3rd adult female help tensions? Or would that then mess up relations with my 2 females? Or should I just wait until the ducklings are full grown to do anything?
 
Kartay said:
I've been having an issue with my male Runner being aggressive with his ducklings. One of the ducklings is crested so I'm really concerned about that one being hurt.
What I am wondering is if half the problem is that he doesnt have enough females. I currently have 2 adult females and 4 ducklings (2 of which I'm 90% certain are female) that are about 2 months old.
So would adding maybe a 3rd adult female help tensions? Or would that then mess up relations with my 2 females? Or should I just wait until the ducklings are full grown to do anything?
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I WOULD ADD A FEW MORE FEMALES. I also agree about keeping the babies separate for a couple more months
 
Ok, it's easy enough to keep them seperate. Right now I'm keeping the females and ducklings together(the moms dont like being separated from them). But I really hate leaving the male on his own.
They were fine as a trio until the ducklings hatched, and I've had a hell of a time finding either Anconas or Runner ducks, which is why I haven't added more females to my flock already.
Will adding females upset the 2 I already have? I don't want to end up in the same situation, just with more ducks haha.
 
They don't protect them from the male, and I can get near them all. The ducklings are bigger than the moms now, and mostly the same size as the male.
And I could keep any new females seperate with the male in his enclosure if need be. What's usually a good sign that the moms aren't protecting their babies anymore? Or does it just go until they are full grown?
So far he hasn't tried to mate any of the babies, except the biggest, and I'm thinking it was more of a dominance display. Either way I started seperating them after that. Before he would chase them and they could hide, but the babies are getting to big now.
 
I'm not trying to get the ducklings bred.
The male seems to treat them as interlopers and tries to hurt or drive them away.
I've already separated them so they are stress free. I have plenty of room to give them their own space.
Now I'm trying to find information on what the next step is to get both groups back together happily. If it's a matter of waiting, thats fine. But if I need more females, then I need to start looking lol.
 
How much older though? When they're 4 or 5 months? Or older? I dont want to do it too soon.
And that leaves my male alone in the mean time. Should I rotate my 2 females in his enclosure?
 

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