Muscovy drake

[Taryngoodwin]

hey guys my Muscovy pair hatched their eggs 4 days ago. We were planning on keeping them all together but we ended up having to move our drake away from them. So what should we do? Should we get him another girl? We don’t want to separate mom from her babies bc she is doing really great with them. He is all alone and I don’t know what would be best for him.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Why did you separate? Was he being aggressive towards the babies?

 

[Klutch]

It would be better to keep the drake separate, at least till the peepers are older. Drakes do know anything about fathering.

 

[Taryngoodwin]

Why did you separate? Was he being aggressive towards the babies?

yes he was

 

[Canadian Wind]

Is he able to see the other ducks? That might be sufficient for the tie being, but on the whole you should have more females for him so this might be the perfect opportunity.

 

[ruthhope]

I agree, he doesn't need a new mate. He needs separating from the mama duck and ducklings until the ducklings ar 6-8 weeks old, but he should be able to see them. A temporary dog pen with a kiddy pool is all that is needed to keep him out of trouble. If you have a dog crate, he can sleep in that in the duck house at night. Or partition the duck house to keep him away from the ducklings.
You may have to keep any male ducklings away from him for good -- he will know which are drakes before you do, so keep a very close eye on him when you are introducing him back into the family flock!