What to do with a mean/ aggressive tiny duck?

[Knighstar679]

So as the topic suggests I am looking for suggestions on what to do with a tiny duck, Black East Indi that has decided he is going to be mean/ aggressive. Granted it is sorta cute at first it reminds me of an angry cartoon mouse shaking its fist at me due to its size but it is a little overbo now.

Things I have tried;
pinning him down every time he approaches me in that manner,
shooing with a stick,
nudging him away.

He finally decided he was going to bite my ankle last night, usually it’s just my shoe laces which isn’t a big deal the other ducks have noodled them. But bill to skin biting just feels like things have gone to far.

i welcome any suggestions or thoughts on this.

 

[casportpony]

How many hens does he have?

 

[Knighstar679]

How many hens does he have?

Currently one, and he is protective of her. I have others I am hatch but they take time to grow. He does mate with his hen once or twice a day but he is gentle and careful with her. Like she has no signs of over mating or anything else like that. I have three Welsh Harlequin hens that just hit 8 weeks old and he has shown no interest in them at all.

 

[casportpony]

I had an aggressive drake once and the only way I could cure him was by getting more hens.

 

[Spiase20]

I have a Drake, who was so sweet as a duckling, then as he got older, he started to be aggressive and possessive of his territory.

I noticed he was also being too rough with the girls, his first mating season. So I removed him from the coop and kept him separated for 2 days (kept him inside a large dog crate). His attitude changed completely. During those two days, I did little bonding moments and behavior corrections, which I rewarded with snuggles and snacks. Being outside of his territory helps a lot.

Because he is bigger than the girls and I worried he'd accidentally hurt them, I put him in the coop but divided it. So he could see and interact with them but not touch them. I would do two supervised sessions every days for 2 weeks. Where I'd let them be together and correct any aggressive or rough behavior by holding his beak or making a sound.

He is a Casanova now, sweet as can be! And gentle with the girls. It worked because I did this before any previous behaviors could really be engraved on him. We also share a great bond.

Not sure if anyone else has tried something like this with theirs.

 

[Beaglegal]

I’ve heard a broom works wonders...

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

My drake is only aggressive with me. He ignores my dh and the dog. He will even hang out in the coop with the dog. However, he bites the poop out of me. If he wasn't so good with the hen, I would send him to freezer camp. Like you I've tried everything, pinning him, picking him up and carrying him around. Nothing. As long as I keep raiding his eggs, he's going to make me pay for it. I just carry the snow shovel and keep it between us. Of course if I have peas and sit down, immediate truce and he eats from my hand.