Mixing young ducks with adult male ?

[kyron4]

I have a year old male Ruen duck, all females have been killed by predators. I'd like to add three female Ruens ducklings to my duck flock, but I'm not sure how well the drake will accept them. What age is a good to put them in the coop and run with the drake ? What issues are there to consider? My other option is to butcher the drake and add a new male duckling with the females so they will all grow up together. Any advice ?-Thanks

 

[Miss Lydia]

Any female or male ducklings need to be close to laying age before put in with an adult drake. He will want to mate and that would not be good for ducklings. Best way to integrate is having side by side pens so they are next to each other and the drake gets use to them but he can't try and mate with them.
Drakes lose their minds once hormones start surging and will want to make anything. Around 4 months is a good time to let them all be together.