Runner Duck Question

[Caitboyce]

I have 2 Lavender Orpington hens just under a year old, completely bonded to me. In March I am getting 2 Blue female Runner ducklings - any idea if my hens and the ducklings can survive together??

 

[Jenbirdee]

I have 2 Lavender Orpington hens just under a year old, completely bonded to me. In March I am getting 2 Blue female Runner ducklings - any idea if my hens and the ducklings can survive together??

From my experience, no.
I had 15 ducks of various breeds including a few runners, in a 4000 square-foot yard with three English Orpington hens, no Drakes no roosters, separate coops for at night, but during the day the ducks were afraid of the chickens, the chickens bullied the ducks, wouldn’t leave them alone to sit and lay, resulted in three Ducks prolapsing, and one of those who was a lovely blue run runner, after she prolapsed, the chickens, chased her and shredded up her prolapse and she died.
Some people will probably say sure put them together no problem. See what happens. I guess you could do that. especially if you have separate coops for at night and you have a lot of land for them to free range and get away from each other. Sometimes it works.
But in my experience, I would not