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My gander attempted to mate with my duck

Discussion in 'Geese' started by cdnley, Feb 5, 2012.

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  1. Feb 5, 2012 #1
    cdnley

    cdnley Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I ordered baby ducks and geese (the company didn't sex them) last June. Seems like I have 2 male ganders, 2 drakes, and 2 ducks. My Pekin duck seems to wag her tail all the time and has been getting busy since the late summer. My other duck does not get any action (from what I have seen).
    Today I saw the gander mounting the Pekin. There was a huge ruckus about that action as hormones were flying. Ugh.
    Do I get a female goose for my ganders or do I just let things as they are? I just don't want my Pekin to get hurt from all the males and because I can't let them out until the pond melts they are all together in the pen.

    What would you suggest?
     
  3. Feb 5, 2012 #2
    Kevin565

    Kevin565 Chicken Obsessed Premium Member

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    I would suggest adding female geese.
     
    Last edited: Feb 6, 2012
  5. Feb 6, 2012 #3
    Miss Lydia

    Miss Lydia Running over with Blessings Premium Member

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    I would suggest 2 female geese, that way the 1 female goose wouldn't be bred so much [maybe] My goose mates with his mate a female Muscovy but they paired off when he became of age, she hatched him out,. But that is way too many boys for those poor girls.
     
  7. Feb 6, 2012 #4
    sourland

    sourland Broody Magician Premium Member

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    I too would suggest getting female geese and separating the ganders from the ducks before the ducks are injured. 4 males (2 of them very large) breeding 2 ducks is a recipe for disaster.
     

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