Rooster with ducks?

[hudsonhomestead]

Hi! This is my first post here, excited to get some advice.

We have a rooster that is quite bossy to our hens, but is great with people, and we do enjoy him, I am wondering if maybe I could integrate him into our duck enclosure.. So the hens can have a break.. Is this a crazy idea?? The ducks are young and new to us but they are the same size as the rooster, and we do not have a drake. Ideas?

 

[Amykins]

Really not a good idea. Ducks are messy, and chickens thrive best in clean, dry spaces. Plus if he's bossy towards his hens, he won't be any different with the ducks, and if you have any drakes on board then there WILL be fighting, and a duck bill can't compete with sharp beaks, claws and spurs!