My drake, Peeta will only mate with one hen

[QuacksALot]

How many drakes would you recommend? We have plenty of room to get more and will get more if necessary. I will separate katniss is the morning with a few other hens so she doesn’t get lonely. Thanks for your help

You should have 1 drake per 5 hens.. I'll let you do the math.

 

[LlamaGirl4]

You should have 1 drake per 5 hens.. I'll let you do the math.

Alright thanks. I know some people who will probably give me more drakes soon thanks!

 

[QuacksALot]

No problem.

 

[Ducksandchickens]

Keep em seperate. Good job at putting other hens with her so she doesn’t get lonely. More drakes will help! I guess you are adding to your already large flock!

 

[LlamaGirl4]

What I would do is have a separate pen for the Drake and upto 8 Hens. Are they young Ducks? A good number to start him with is about 5 Hens. Adding more Drakes will require more pens.

They are about 2 years old

 

[chickens really]

They are about 2 years old

Your not out there 24/7 so he must be trying on other Hens too. Separate him with about 5 Hens and see what happens..

 

[LlamaGirl4]

Your not out their 24/7 so he must be trying on other Hens too. Separate him with about 5 Hens and see what happens..

Ok thank you. We do have cameras due to predators out there as well so we do keep an eye out on them I’ll put him in later today in our “hospital” with other hens. Thanks

 

[chickens really]

Haha all catholics with 4 months off on ei every winter

I'm not any denomination.

 

[LlamaGirl4]

You have to separate Katniss from the male. What happens is, the drake will mate too much with her. She will start getting bald. And eventually, die. Here's what I would do: Separate Katniss, or the drake away from the flock for a little bit. (approximately 4 months) Also, 24 hens with 1 drake will lead to bad news.

How many drakes would you recommend? We have plenty of room to get more and will get more if necessary. I will separate katniss is the morning with a few other hens so she doesn’t get lonely. Thanks for your help