My video of drake attacking or mating female duck is this normal?

[3Ducks]

He gets on top of her and steps all over her, while pinning her head to ground????

 

[Buckas]

How do I know if they are just be mean to my new females or really trying to mate? They have only had contact with the females about 10 times since the females are scared and stay on the other side of the yard. That doesn't seem like a lot considering how much he mounts the drake on a daily basis.

I think both things are going on, those boys are excited to see females AND they need to establish a pecking order of some sort so they are in a since putting those gals in their place. Just keep the girls safe for a while and supervise their time together. Even after letting mine get to know one another through a fence there was still a bit of aggressiveness and it looked cruel at times but eventually it will settle down. Check some posts about introducing new ducks to already established flocks, I think you'll find it helpful too.

 

[Amiga]

This is fairly common. Mating can be brutal, so we need to make sure the girls don't get too much of that kind of attention.

Did this just begin?

 

[3Ducks]

It has been going on for about a month, they are 4 months old. I just got 2 more females but he does not want anything to do with them. So now i have 3 females and 2 drakes.

 

[Amiga]

What is her condition? Any bleeding from the vent, missing neck feathers, lethargy, egg laying?

 

[3Ducks]

She has nothing that you described.........thanks she seems like a happy duck so far.

 

[Amiga]

Some ducks do fine as pairs. But there are so many cases where the drake wears the duck out, and can kill her. Keep a close eye on them. They may turn out to be a happy couple, long term. I sure hope so.

 

[jak2002003]

Its normal. That dog does not look impressed with whats going on!

 

[3Ducks]

Thanks for all the input, just wanted to make sure this is normal, but I will watch her

 

[new2ducks]

I keep an eye on mine because he seems to like getting her in the water! One time he had her whole head pushed under the water and it scared me but she seemed to get out of it and then I couldn't believe she started going into the water and flirting again! lol
I have 2 males and 2 females. I just keep an eye, like other people said and watch for feathers missing around the neck or lethargy.