blessedx44
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- Apr 16, 2017
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Hi everyone,
I have 2 male Pekin ducks and 1 Female Pekin duck I just purchased 1 month ago. The 2 males grew up as babies in our backyard by the river with a female baby Canadian goose we rescued after being abandoned, so all three are about 6 months old. For the last month the males have been trying to bother the goose, I guess it's mating time for them. Since the female is a goose and not interested I went and purchased the female Pekin duck to assist with the mating issue and I thought all was fine but boy was I wrong. Things were going well up until 2 days ago. The males will continually and I mean continually run after the goose even in the river. They attack her so violently that I think they may cause harm and I'm very concerned. One male is a lot less aggressive than the other thank God but he still is a bother to the goose even when I separate the more aggressive male. They seem not to be interested in the female I purchased even though the least aggressive male has mated with her before. The aggressive male will just nip at her and not let her near the food dish. The goose has to fly into the river just to get away from these 2 and when she gets close enough to return, they fly on top of the water just to get to her like you would not believe, looking as if they're drowning her. I never knew Pekin ducks could water fly so fast until now! The goose is such a gentle bird, she's never aggressive at all and just keeps running and taking their attacks as best as she can. It's like the male ducks have lost their minds! I've had enough, I really don't like it and I must do something. So my question is, is there anything I can do about this other than to separate them as best as I can? Should I get someone to take the males or swap out for females? Is there something natural I can give them to help calm them down? Is there a time frame for this mating period or is this a lifelong thing? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Angela
I have 2 male Pekin ducks and 1 Female Pekin duck I just purchased 1 month ago. The 2 males grew up as babies in our backyard by the river with a female baby Canadian goose we rescued after being abandoned, so all three are about 6 months old. For the last month the males have been trying to bother the goose, I guess it's mating time for them. Since the female is a goose and not interested I went and purchased the female Pekin duck to assist with the mating issue and I thought all was fine but boy was I wrong. Things were going well up until 2 days ago. The males will continually and I mean continually run after the goose even in the river. They attack her so violently that I think they may cause harm and I'm very concerned. One male is a lot less aggressive than the other thank God but he still is a bother to the goose even when I separate the more aggressive male. They seem not to be interested in the female I purchased even though the least aggressive male has mated with her before. The aggressive male will just nip at her and not let her near the food dish. The goose has to fly into the river just to get away from these 2 and when she gets close enough to return, they fly on top of the water just to get to her like you would not believe, looking as if they're drowning her. I never knew Pekin ducks could water fly so fast until now! The goose is such a gentle bird, she's never aggressive at all and just keeps running and taking their attacks as best as she can. It's like the male ducks have lost their minds! I've had enough, I really don't like it and I must do something. So my question is, is there anything I can do about this other than to separate them as best as I can? Should I get someone to take the males or swap out for females? Is there something natural I can give them to help calm them down? Is there a time frame for this mating period or is this a lifelong thing? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Angela
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