Male duck with chickens

[aiorio]

Yes you are correct that you are playing with fire in keeping a male duck with female chickens. To be bluntly graphic anatomically speaking, male ducks have a corkscrew penis meant for actual insertion, while chicken sex does not involve penetration. Your drake could very well seriously injure the hens internally to the point they need to be euthanized. So separating him from the hens asap and getting him more female ducks if possible is definitely the best plan. Either that, or finding him a new home where he can live happily amongst other ducks. Sorry for your predator losses.

Can anyone help with a drake who might think he’s a chicken? He ignores our female duck and is now going after the hens. I have a place I can re-home him to but I feel bad since it’s our fault since he was a hatchling and grew up with chicks until our other ducklings were born and I think that why he won’t pay attention to the female. I’ve tried putting them both in water to temp him but he still won’t go with her. Is re-homing him best?

 

[rosemarythyme]

Can anyone help with a drake who might think he’s a chicken? He ignores our female duck and is now going after the hens. Is re-homing him best?

Rehome, or he needs to be kept completely separate from all the chicken hens.