Too many drakes

[I_Love_Ducks]

I know the answer, but I just need to hear it from experienced readers. I have two drake Welsh Harlequins and a drake runner that are having lots of chasing and dominance/mating activity. They continue in their night pen. They are exactly 9 months old. A 3 month old pair of Pekins, duck & drake, are staying out of it for now. This makes 4 drakes and a Pekin hen.

I know my only options are separation or rehoming I live in West Palm Beach. Can anyone give two drake Harlequins a good home? I know I will still have two drakes and one hen after that. Will my runner be traumatized losing his two "companions"?

I read numerous posts on this forum, so I know what the answers are, just hoping there's a miracle suggestion, or that someone in FL wants two studly Harlequins.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

There is a solution where you won't have to give up any of your drakes, but you won't like it either: Get an additional 11 female ducks, so you would have three ducks for each drake, which should keep'm them busy.

 

[thumper650]

There is a solution where you won't have to give up any of your drakes, but you won't like it either: Get an additional 11 female ducks, so you would have three ducks for each drake, which should keep'm them busy.

Yay! More ducks!
But yeah having too many drakes is tough. I have 7, and one hen. My hen lives with her 2 boyfriends, who were survivors of a predator attack. One boy is partially blind, and my hen has a shelf she can use to “hide” from him when she wants.
All the rest have fences to seperate them I to “teams” from March to August.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Yay! More ducks!
But yeah having too many drakes is tough. I have 7, and one hen. My hen lives with her 2 boyfriends, who were survivors of a predator attack. One boy is partially blind, and my hen has a shelf she can use to “hide” from him when she wants.
All the rest have fences to seperate them I to “teams” from March to August.

So you also have multiple duck-houses at hand?

 

[thumper650]

I have 2 seperate runs. One run gets divided down the middle, with a short fence.

 

[HuffleClaw]

I’m in need of a drake. If only I was closer!