One duck and 14 hens?

[stuhayes2010]

I have 14 2 month old hens. A friend has a duckling of the same age she's wanting to upload. Can 1 duck live with 14 hens? Plus, I have no water for the duck. Should I pass on the duck and just keep to my hens?

 

[dumb_cluck]

Ducks NEED water, but very dangerous for chickens. However, if you keep the "water park" isolated from the chickens, everything should work out fine.

 

[jersy87]

Our chickens and ducks live happy together. Chickens never bother the ducks swimming pool. only to drink

 

[gryeyes]

The ONLY caution I offer is pass if the duck is a drake. When he reaches sexual maturity, he will want to mount the hens, and duck and chicken "parts" are NOT compatible. A drake can seriously damage a chicken hen.

But if it's a girl duck, you'll be just fine. Ducks do not NEED swimming water, but they sure like it. A big ol' 40 gallon trough waterer would be perfectly fine for a duck. Or even one of those 10 buck plastic kiddie pools (the hard plastic kind, not the air-filled, blow up kind).

 

[Teach97]

I keep ducks and chickens together and there are males and females of both and I dont have issues...

I have a kiddie pool the ducks swim the chickens stare

 

[Promiselandfarm]

they need partners or you'll end up with chuck... we had duck who thought he was a chicken