Pekin drake, mating or hurting?

[NewPekinOwner19]

If he continues to do this then i would either re-home the drake or give away the hen. Though if it were me i would keep the two hens and get rid of that drake.

I know it's weird, but we have the ducks here for pets. I'm not a vegan or vegetarian, we just really enjoy watching them here and it's a huge space of land and our forest acts like a fence but we put them up at night.

 

[NewPekinOwner19]

I know it's weird, but we have the ducks here for pets. I'm not a vegan or vegetarian, we just really enjoy watching them here and it's a huge space of land and our forest acts like a fence but we put them up at night.

We were really thinking of rehoming the drake though. But he is up right now , in ducky jail.

 

[MillersFarm]

I know it's weird, but we have the ducks here for pets. I'm not a vegan or vegetarian, we just really enjoy watching them here and it's a huge space of land and our forest acts like a fence but we put them up at night.

We do the same, We live on 35 acres of land and have a khaki campbell breeding pair who are completely wild! They'll never come up to you, they refuse to eat any grain, And they dont sleep in their coop. The roam everywhere in our backyard and never try to leave. Because of this we get the most brightest, dark orange yolks from the hen. We love to watch them roam around.

 

[MillersFarm]

We were really thinking of rehoming the drake though. But he is up right now , in ducky jail.

I think that it would be better to get rid of the drake if you dont plan on breeding them, Drakes will give you nothing meanwhile hens will give you eggs and give each other company without harming them in any way.

 

[Kiki to Nana]

I know it's weird, but we have the ducks here for pets. I'm not a vegan or vegetarian, we just really enjoy watching them here and it's a huge space of land and our forest acts like a fence but we put them up at night.

I'm going through this right now. You just need time. We got two new females for my drake and one of them older was laying and immediately side head bopping him and got accepted by the whole flock. 2nd one she was a little younger and isn't a layer yet, but she was being picked in by him (we only put them together supervised) he would run across the yard after her, rip out her feathers. Now a month later he is less mean to her and only will go after her occasionally. If there is a threat he will run to her quack and guide her to safety. So I believe she is accepted...

At this point its us waiting for her to lay so she can be mated at which point I believe she will accept him as king and all will be well.

 

[NewPekinOwner19]

I'm going through this right now. You just need time. We got two new females for my drake and one of them older was laying and immediately side head bopping him and got accepted by the whole flock. 2nd one she was a little younger and isn't a layer yet, but she was being picked in by him (we only put them together supervised) he would run across the yard after her, rip out her feathers. Now a month later he is less mean to her and only will go after her occasionally. If there is a threat he will run to her quack and guide her to safety. So I believe she is accepted...

At this point its us waiting for her to lay so she can be mated at which point I believe she will accept him as king and all will be well.

Thank you! I love our drake and we raised him since he was a duckling and I can't get rid of him. I'm really hoping he'll accept that she's gonna be here because she definitely has a better chance at life here. She can roam wherever she wants freely. I thought at first he thought the first female I brought in was his original mate and he was mad because he didn't recognize the other one.

 

[NewPekinOwner19]

I think that it would be better to get rid of the drake if you dont plan on breeding them, Drakes will give you nothing meanwhile hens will give you eggs and give each other company without harming them in any way.

I just don't have the heart to get rid of him where he's been here for so long and he is very friendly . But if it comes down to it I will probably rehome him.

 

[NewPekinOwner19]

We do the same, We live on 35 acres of land and have a khaki campbell breeding pair who are completely wild! They'll never come up to you, they refuse to eat any grain, And they dont sleep in their coop. The roam everywhere in our backyard and never try to leave. Because of this we get the most brightest, dark orange yolks from the hen. We love to watch them roam around.

I think they are just so graceful and I couldn't stand the thought of giving them back to the breeder to be locked in a cage with no room. She loves it here.

 

[Kiki to Nana]

Thank you! I love our drake and we raised him since he was a duckling and I can't get rid of him. I'm really hoping he'll accept that she's gonna be here because she definitely has a better chance at life here. She can roam wherever she wants freely. I thought at first he thought the first female I brought in was his original mate and he was mad because he didn't recognize the other one.

Was the one accepted older and laying? I believe once they start laying they become more flirty, and will submit to their drake as their own. That's really what it's about, so I think once our 4 month old starts laying she will hopefully start having eyes for our drake lol.