Males fighting

[PirateGirl]

Ah, yes, I suspect the KCs are just now hitting sexual maturity, hormones are high.

 

[badenglisch]

Poor guy, I understand how you feel, I can’t stand seeing animals suffer either. If it were me all three KC drakes would be moved to a drakes only pen immediately. As they get older, their hormones will boost, especially as breeding season hits, your females will be in danger from gang mating. Gang mating can result in severe conjunctivitis, caused from the drakes saliva entering the hens eye as more than one male attempts to breed her. Again, so sorry you’re having these issues with your duckies, I recommend, for the time being, spraying the Pekins wound with an antibacterial or applying neosporin to lower chances of infection.

I'm already beginning to witness the gang mating as the khakis have become more interested in the females recently, so it's obviously time to change up their living arrangements. I don't know what it is about these duckies considering none of them are affectionate or friendly toward me, but they sure tug at my heart strings when something goes wrong. I'm going to have hubby help me clean up Mr pekin's head when he gets home.

 

[Going Quackers]

Poor thing! Yeah... i had some in my flock decide my Pekin drake was public enemy #1 and bully him to that point i had to separate, well i put him back with his remaining female...

I now own mainly drake with my Muscovy flock... 17(+2 muscovy X's drakes) they can be a bit annoying with each other but no one is suffering any injury. In that case removal is sometimes the only option.

What are your flock dynamics? do you own only drakes?

 

[badenglisch]

Poor thing! Yeah... i had some in my flock decide my Pekin drake was public enemy #1 and bully him to that point i had to separate, well i put him back with his remaining female...

I now own mainly drake with my Muscovy flock... 17(+2 muscovy X's drakes) they can be a bit annoying with each other but no one is suffering any injury. In that case removal is sometimes the only option.

What are your flock dynamics? do you own only drakes?

Originally we had just the pekin drake and 3 females, so a good m/f ratio. Then a couple months later my husband went behind my back and got some khaki campbell eggs and incubated them. They all turned out to be males unfortunately. Things have actually been pretty calm until just recently. Definitely a wake up call for us to get our ratio back to a place where everyone is happy and healthy. And hubby better not get any crazy ideas about shaking things up again

 

[onaharley]

Poor guy, I understand how you feel, I can’t stand seeing animals suffer either. If it were me all three KC drakes would be moved to a drakes only pen immediately. As they get older, their hormones will boost, especially as breeding season hits, your females will be in danger from gang mating. Gang mating can result in severe conjunctivitis, caused from the drakes saliva entering the hens eye as more than one male attempts to breed her. Again, so sorry you’re having these issues with your duckies, I recommend, for the time being, spraying the Pekins wound with an antibacterial or applying neosporin to lower chances of infection.

 

[CrystaBub]

Originally we had just the pekin drake and 3 females, so a good m/f ratio. Then a couple months later my husband went behind my back and got some khaki campbell eggs and incubated them. They all turned out to be males unfortunately. Things have actually been pretty calm until just recently. Definitely a wake up call for us to get our ratio back to a place where everyone is happy and healthy. And hubby better not get any crazy ideas about shaking things up again

 

[chickens really]

Poor Drake.. I hope you get rid of or separate the two Drakes you don't choose to keep soon. Best wishes..

 

[badenglisch]

Thought I'd post a little update now that a couple weeks have passed. My pekin drake has made a full recovery and is as mean as ever lol. In fact, he might be a little grumpier than he was before You can see in the picture he's giving me his signature "I'll fight you human" face

Keeping the boys separated is working for now, though maintaining 2 pens instead of one is a pain.

 

[Miss Lydia]

But he is so cute. lol

I can def be a pain to maintain two separate areas. But awfully nice to not have to deal with all that goes on if you don't.

 

[happy duck]