Pekin ducks fighting

[hilltopchicks77]

I have 2 pekin drakes. They are nice to people but the dumbest ducks I’ve ever seen(we’ve had several these ones are weird) they’re rescue adopted and I have no history on them. We originally wanted them to live with our chickens but they’re super bird aggressive. The prowl the fence all day (they’re free range and my chickens aren’t due to age). They attack my rooster if he walks near the fence and my turkeys too. Today I saw one attack the other. It grabbed on the back of the other ones head and wouldn’t let go. Is there anything I can do for this or do I need to give them to a home with females. I would just eat them but the kids are rather attached

 

[Miss Lydia]

@thumper650 has a drake flock.

 

[FathertoFeathers]

Huh. Usually Pekins are super chill. My Pekin drake constantly tries to mate with the ducklings constantly chasing hem around. So one day I finally I had enough and when he was chasing them I kicked (Please don't think I abuse my animals.) Not very hard at all but enough force to tell him that Im the boss and he needs to leave them alone. Now every time when he starts chasing them and he see's me he stops. I have also heard that when they're dealing with an aggressive duck or goose they pick the up by the neck smack them on the but then let them go. Im not sure if that would get them to stop being cranky with other birds because most people use that to stop them from being aggressive to people.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I can’t imagine picking a heavy Pekin duck up by the neck or any duck for that matter. They do have tough neck muscles but that doesn’t sound the best way to get a point across. Separating the drakes from young ducks where they can all see each other is the best way. And separating the drakes through the worst of breeding season is best when they are fighting.

 

[FathertoFeathers]

I can’t imagine picking a heavy Pekin duck up by the neck or any duck for that matter. They do have tough neck muscles but that doesn’t sound the best way to get a point across. Separating the drakes from young ducks where they can all see each other is the best way. And separating the drakes through the worst of breeding season is best when they are fighting.

I personally wouldn't use that tactic its just something that i've heard people say they've done.

 

[thumper650]

My 2 pekin drakes were also adopted from a rescue. They like me, but in mating season, they’re terrible. They used to beat each other relentlessly, so I separated them. The second year we adopted 2 runner drakes. Now the pekins only fight the runners, not each other, I really don’t know what to do, aside from putting them in pens. I did the pinning down sitting on ducks stuff in my pekins, didn’t work. They would not fight in my presence, but would go out behind the garage to fight. They’re a lot like kids.

 

[hilltopchicks77]

Huh. Usually Pekins are super chill. My Pekin drake constantly tries to mate with the ducklings constantly chasing hem around. So one day I finally I had enough and when he was chasing them I kicked (Please don't think I abuse my animals.) Not very hard at all but enough force to tell him that Im the boss and he needs to leave them alone. Now every time when he starts chasing them and he see's me he stops. I have also heard that when they're dealing with an aggressive duck or goose they pick the up by the neck smack them on the but then let them go. Im not sure if that would get them to stop being cranky with other birds because most people use that to stop them from being aggressive to people.

You know that’s exactly what the one did to the other. He was locked on his neck and dragging him around. He did not stop though. I’m a Little concerned one will get a chicken through the fence.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Make it so they can't. I put smaller fencing over reg to keep that from happening.

 

[DuckyDonna]

I had to put up double fencing in my run for the drakes because they were trying to pull each other through the welded wire fencing. I left about a foot between the fences and it was fine.