Oh no I have 2 male ducks and 1 female

[Quacks and Waddles]

Will I have a potential problem with 2 male ducks and 1 female? They are only 11 weeks right now, but pretty sure of sexes, as the 1 girl is VERY loud compared to the others. Should I rehome the girl or get 1 more girl to make it an even match. Concerned that the boys will overwhelm their sister or fight over her. Any advice?
Thanks!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

You're going to need more like 7 girls if you don't want her being incredibly over bred. Ducks are usually super aggressive breeders, and even as a pair they're likely going to have breeding problrms5

 

[BlueHorse17]

You're going to need more like 7 girls if you don't want her being incredibly over bred. Ducks are usually super aggressive breeders, and even as a pair they're likely going to have breeding problrms5

Do you think one drake and four ducks is a good ratio?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Its certainly better than a pair. Personally I would go to 6 or 7 a male, but I also know that takes quite a bit of space. I've seen other people on here have decent luck with a 1:4 ratio

 

[BlueHorse17]

Its certainly better than a pair. Personally I would go to 6 or 7 a male, but I also know that takes quite a bit of space. I've seen other people on here have decent luck with a 1:4 ratio

Okay thanks! Was wondering because I’ve never had ducks before and I just got some ducklings the other day. I ended up getting the one male and four females.

 

[Isadora]

Will I have a potential problem with 2 male ducks and 1 female? They are only 11 weeks right now, but pretty sure of sexes, as the 1 girl is VERY loud compared to the others. Should I rehome the girl or get 1 more girl to make it an even match. Concerned that the boys will overwhelm their sister or fight over her. Any advice?
Thanks!

If you aren't able to get 6ish girls for each male, I would rehome the girl. Having a 1:1 ratio of males to females is too much breeding for the girls.

 

[Quatie]

Do you think one drake and four ducks is a good ratio?

I would say it depends on the drake. I have one drake with a low breeding drive. But another drake I had for a while probably needed more like 12+. He would breed every female in sight. So it really depends on the drake.