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want to get a friend for my pekin

Discussion in 'Ducks' started by mulelover1999, Oct 10, 2013.

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  1. Oct 10, 2013 #1
    mulelover1999

    mulelover1999 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I had a female gadwall that recently disappeared and now my pekin duck is alone. Over the past month she has increasingly gotten louder and is hanging out with my chickens which isn't a problem its just that she needs to be with other ducks. I don't want to get rid of her but she is being to noisy. Since this is the time people are getting rid of ducks I want to get another one for her so I want to know if a male or female would be better. Please let me know which one is going to be better for my female pekin.
     
  3. Oct 10, 2013 #2
    Miss Lydia

    Miss Lydia Running over with Blessings Premium Member

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    If you keep the ducks and chickens together I'd go with a female, only because drakes are known to try an breed chicken hens and it won't be a good out come for the hen. Sorry about losing the gadwell maybe she flew off since it is migration time of year.
     
  5. Oct 17, 2013 #3
    mikeru

    mikeru Out Of The Brooder

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    They are social birds and need companionship, I had the same problem and I usually rescue pekins,but I tried efowl .com and got 2 3day old chicks, I find the males to aggressive. they need about 7 females ,so i have 3 females, now 2 as one was killed by a racoon sadly on sat nt
    I love ducks they are very smart and responsive .
     
  7. Oct 18, 2013 #4
    Miss Lydia

    Miss Lydia Running over with Blessings Premium Member

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    So sorry for your loss, do you lock them up at night, about the only way to keep predators form eating our flocks

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