thinking about ducks, and i have a few questions. any tips?

[The WinterWolf]

the winters around here generally aren't freezing, just enough to get a sheet of paper thin ice sheet. it's generally 110 in the summer, though

 

[The WinterWolf]

my brother says our grandfather told him once that the ducks would grab the chickens and bring them underwater until they stopped moving.. i don't want ducks anymore

 

[Banana01]

my brother says our grandfather told him once that the ducks would grab the chickens and bring them underwater until they stopped moving.. i don't want ducks anymore

The males mate with female ducks that way. They hold them under water while biting the back of their head and hold her head under and lift up her head alternating for like 10 seconds. Males are quite dominant and yes, do stand on chickens male or female, if the chicken can't escape they can kill them.

Just tonight i had a rooster tied up to the house and left for a few minutes, and had to run back outside because the rooster was screaming and being crushed. The ducks have their own pecking order, and pick on either the hens or the lower males.

 

[The WinterWolf]

The males mate with female ducks that way. They hold them under water while biting the back of their head and hold her head under and lift up her head alternating for like 10 seconds. Males are quite dominant and yes, do stand on chickens male or female, if the chicken can't escape they can kill them.

Just tonight i had a rooster tied up to the house and left for a few minutes, and had to run back outside because the rooster was screaming and being crushed. The ducks have their own pecking order, and pick on either the hens or the lower males.

i don't have roosters, but i don't want my chickens drowning if i can help it

 

[The WinterWolf]

i don't have roosters, but i don't want my chickens drowning if i can help it

and how do i help their mess? can i?

 

[Banana01]

i don't have roosters, but i don't want my chickens drowning if i can help it

Then dont have a deep watering hole around. Chickens dont exactly hang around in places with deep water so i dont know how a duck evem caught a chicken near water. Must have been a big tub.

and how do i help their mess? can i?

With 5 acres mess isnt really a problem. Depends where they sleep and if they hang out indoors. Wherever they sleep at night may get the most of the mess.

 

[The WinterWolf]

i also am wondering if you can breed chickens and ducks..

 

[Banana01]

i also am wondering if you can breed chickens and ducks..

I tried a rooster and a duck, and it did not work, all of the eggs were not fertilizsed evem though the rooter and duck were copulating.

I have not tried a duck and a chicken, that would be a challenge because the duck can kill a hen or damage her vent the way they mate.

 

[The WinterWolf]

I tried a rooster and a duck, and it did not work, all of the eggs were not fertilizsed evem though the rooter and duck were copulating.

I have not tried a duck and a chicken, that would be a challenge because the duck can kill a hen or damage her vent the way they mate.

ooh... yeah, no. no drakes, no roosters.

 

[Banana01]

ooh... yeah, no. no drakes, no roosters.

Female ducks do not climb on top of chickens. If you keep all females then none of these concerns are going to affect you.