Troubles intergrating Silkies with flock

[NorthernChick1]

HELP! I have 2, 3 month old muscovies as well as 8, 3 month old mixed chickens that I purchased at 1 day old, a month after I purchased 4 Silky chicks that are a month younger, now that they and 3 and 2 months old I was looking into trying to get them to become room mates. The silkies have been in the brooder that has only 3 sides to it as the on side in made out of chicken wire so they all get to see each other as the brooder is in the coop. For a couple days now I've been trying them out together to see if it will work and my muscovies attack my silkies as well as they run from fear.... Is there any method or trick I can use to get them to co-habituate? Am I doing this to quickly? Is there even a possibility that this works out as silkies will always be smaller.....
I don't know if this matters or has anything to do with it by I believe my 3month old hens (1roo) are figuring out there pecking order right now.

 

[azygous]

Oh my. You seem to have a few problems, and I'm not able to tell you there's a way to make this kind of mixed flock work.

You don't mention if either of the ducks is a male. A drake in a flock of hens won't work at all since a drake is very dangerous to hens, since they aren't designed to be mated by a drake. He could kill them.

If both ducks are female, it could work, but I'm skeptical.

On the other end, you already are aware that the Silkies' size will make things hard on them. For them to be able to co-exist in a flock of standard chickens, it will depend greatly on the various temperaments if they can all co-exist without the Silkies getting thrashed all the time.

A very gradual integration will be required as the Silkies are a docile breed and must develop the self confidence to fit into the social order. They need a safe pen in place of the confining brooder so they are able to finish growing and develop self confidence by getting to know all of the individual temperaments of the others while remaining safe. You will then permit gradual mingling of the Silkies, increasing their exposure to the flock a bit longer each day until, hopefully, the Silkies are ready to join the flock.

It's going to be a real juggling act.

 

[NorthernChick1]

It's going to be a real juggling act.[/QUOTE]

I do not know the sex of my Ducks as I got them non sexed and I cant differentiate them apart, my guess is they are of the same sex.... The two ducks are super friendly and don't bother even touching my hens or roo... but they grew up together, it only attacked my silkie... I will start by dividing the coop with an actual enclosure instead of brooder so they have more room and even more view of the rest of the flock. Also the hens and roo are all beak treated. The silkies are not, I hope they do stand up for themselves at one point but they are just so sweet and afraid of everything,... even I cant pick them up without them running away yet, compared to my hens that come right up to me and I pick them up.