My Ducks Wont Lay?

[robertduncombe]

I have 4 female ducks along side 5 drakes. They are over a year old, and still wont lay eggs! They get layers pellets every morning, and get fruits and vegetables during the day. They have a pond, which they call all fit into, a snuggly warm house, places to shade, places to sit in the sun (not that we've had much lately) and always have fresh water. I even put a lot of effort into building them an egg box.. but they still wont lay!! CAN SOMEONE HELP ME PLEASE!!!! I bred the ducks myself and I wondered if this had any effect on it? Any help would be great. Thanks

 

[jonhpdx]

I think your problem might be that your 5 drakes are over-stressing your females and causing them not to lay. You should really be maintaining a drakek ratio of 1:4 or even 1:5. You also want to be careful that your drakes aren't "gang-mating" with your ducks, they could be injured or killed if this happens out on the open water.

 

[Rosie42892]

Agree with Jonhpdx, too many boys! It sounds like you provide them a great quality of life, but the girls may be just too stressed.