Should they be separated?

[mrpekinduck]

Hi, at my school we have 9 ducklings, 8males, 1 female, my teacher thought that the ducks would just decide that one male gets to be with the female but the others would just accept it and move on, is this true? Or will the males fight over the female?

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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They will over breed her in spring and she will die.... I would cry if they werent seperated

 

[mrpekinduck]

Ok thank you! Ill tell her that!

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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[kikidee]

They would fight over her, they wouldnt fight if there wasnt a female present tho XD She would get trampled and bred to death

 

[mrpekinduck]

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Oh no!

thank you I guess well have to find a new home for her!

 

[kikidee]

no problem! they're still babies so its all good. i got two drakes cuz i could only get two ducks xD

 

[mrpekinduck]

Yeah they're about 10 weeks old right now, still little!

 

[Oregon Blues]

The drakes might not fight but they won't pair up, either. They will line up and take turns mating the duck

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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Which will end.up killing the poor girl...