This is My Crew

[Awaytome]

I shot this short video for a friend and thought I'd share it here. These are my Runners. All the white/silver birds, and the handsome multi-colored male, are offspring of the old blue duck sitting on the left side in the video. The chocolates are new this year, from Metzer. I want to rehome the chocolate males but they are so beautiful it's hard to even think of parting with them.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

They are beautiful!

 

[ruthhope]

Lovely! How many chocolate males do you have and what is your overall sex ratio?

 

[Awaytome]

Lovely! How many chocolate males do you have and what is your overall sex ratio?

I have three, possibly four, chocolate males and two of the others, so five males for sure. There are eleven, possibly twelve, females. They are all getting along well now, but I think there is a danger that once the hormones kick in, when a female is pulled down by one male the others will pounce on her, too!

 

[CrazyChicken360]

They are all very beautiful!

 

[AntiqueB]

Such beautiful ducks!

 

[ruthhope]

I have three, possibly four, chocolate males and two of the others, so five males for sure. There are eleven, possibly twelve, females. They are all getting along well now, but I think there is a danger that once the hormones kick in, when a female is pulled down by one male the others will pounce on her, too!

I'm thinking you will have to get a few more females in the Spring as drake hormones surge. Less of an overmating problem [although there could be if only a few females are preferred] but more of a drake fighting problem, perhaps

 

[Awaytome]

I'm thinking you will have to get a few more females in the Spring as drake hormones surge. Less of an overmating problem [although there could be if only a few females are preferred] but more of a drake fighting problem, perhaps

Can't have too many ducks myself, but my husband not so much.
I don't think I can find any adult females around here and would need to go with ducklings again which I am leery of doing. I ordered females earlier this year and Metzer sent a bunch of males instead. They were more careful to give me females for the replacements, but I don't want to go through that again.
Drake fighting isn't really troubling. They just chase and push each other until one gives up. I was lucky to rehome three drakes last year but won't count on that happening again.

 

[Miss Lydia]

There is always separation with drake pen and females pen if things get too hot.