mallard mate

[jayjay123]

So i got a pair of mallards the other day and was told they will mate for life but i was wondering if my other mallard hen will mate with my one drake or if she will just randomly mate with my other rouen,pekin,and mutt drakes.

 

[duck4u]

Only swans and sometimes goose, and parrots, mate for life.
Ducks do not. I think pekins drakes will try to mate with a mallard hen since they're has been hybrids of mallard x pekin.
I don't think she selects though, she will just mate with any random mallard/pekin (maybe) in breeding season.
If a male tries to force himself on her, she will most likely try to run or even fly away, so its good to clip their wings too.

 

[jayjay123]

Thanks What Do you think would happen if i put a rouen drake with a mallard hen.

 

[fowl farm]

Pekin and Rouen drakes are both much too big to be mating with a Mallard hen. Mallard drake with a pekin/rouen hen, no problem. But a Pekin and/or Rouen drake is much too big to be mating with a Mallard hen. That will result in injury or death to your hen. If you want a Pekin/Mallard cross, get a Pekin hen and a Mallard drake.
And yes, your Mallard drake will mate with more than one duck; don't worry about that! Sometimes they will favor a duck (mine did!), but he'll show up when it counts and try to protect them from other drakes.

 

[jayjay123]

thanks