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The drake needs girlS! If not given enough females, drakes can actually mate a female to death. I found, in my personal opinion and experience, 1:3 or better yet 1:4. Again, personal opinion. And it's nice to see someone doing research BEFORE the fact!!
 
JanetMarie said:
We plan to get ducks next year, and are preparing now by having just constructed two ponds that are attached by a small waterfall.  Also, researching duck care.  My question is do ducks have mating habits similar to chickens having one male with many females, or do ducks pair up and mate for life?   They will be taken care of very well.
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What kinda ducks are you interested in?
 
Pyxis said:
Anybody else want to weight in in this thread? Someone is asking if they can keep ducks (illegally and in the city, I might add) in a loft above their chicken coop with little to no swimming water, as an attempt to replace the last two types of poultry they had in it after they got bored of them and decided they didn't want them any more, because they 'need' a new pet:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1011095/i-need-a-pettttt-another

I tried to weigh in and I got called names for my troubles. I may have been a little harsh, but I don't think I really was...
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Pyxis,I just read those posts and no way did I read anything from you that was rude or offensive. I think this individual just read what they didn't want to hear bc he/she already knew it wasn't a correct way to raise any animals, and felt called out for it. Too bad. This person needs to grow up and take responsibility. And really listen to people on this forum who know how to care for the animals properly.
 
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Caesargirl:

Khaki Campbell and Cayuga. We'll have to decide which breed of one male to keep or if we have enough females we will keep one male of each breed. What breeds do you have?

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JanetMarie said:
Khaki Campbell and Cayuga.  We'll have to decide which breed of one male to keep or if we have enough females we will keep one male of each breed.  What breeds do you have?
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I actually have both. I love both kinds, but, my Cayugas are personality plus!!! Many people here have KCs, and they'll tell you the same thing!!! For me, I love the look, heavy bodied bird, mine aren't very noisy. And great foragers. When it comes to opinions on breeds, we all have one!!!
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Thanks. I love the beetle-green-purple sheen of the Cayugas. Photo of KCs are nice also. We would like the KCs for egg layers, and pets of course!
 

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