when should i seperate drakes from hens

[barbie74976]

my one drake is non stop screwing my few hens to death and now i have a few that cant walk with a limp and there vulva has a pinkish red tint with a little dried blood

 

[lilmillefleur]

Well, if he’s killing them, separate him ASAP.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Drake jail is in order ASAP.

 

[barbie74976]

Well, if he’s killing them, separate him ASAP.

hes not yet but thats all he does i hear them all night long and then they cant walk i dont want them to die i have 3 drakes and 7 females but he wasnt all the females wont let the others mate should i get rid of this rouen?

 

[barbie74976]

Drake jail is in order ASAP.

he sint killing them literally but this is the male who i thought was a male and is actually a female and now shes hurt again today i let them out and they had a swim and he wasnt on any but 2 that i saw but when i went to put them away she couldnt even get up to go in so shes now in the house and hates it but owell lol why is she red and bloody?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Might be a good idea then you can decide between the other two which one is the best to keep because two drakes may still be too much for 7 females but for now find that big boy a new home and give your females a much needed rest.

 

[sourland]

3 drakes are surely too many, and 2 may be. Get rid of the most aggressive and then evaluate the remaining two as @Miss Lydia has suggested.

 

[barbie74976]

Might be a good idea then you can decide between the other two which one is the best to keep because two drakes may still be too much for 7 females but for now find that big boy a new home and give your females a much needed rest.

ok i dont want to but i will have to he is so beautiful couldnt i just seperate them until i got more hens

 

[Miss Lydia]

You can but you still may have to pen up your drakes especially if they start ganging up in your females you need at least 4 females to each drake.

 

[Lynxfire]

We haven't had the Bloody or balding spots yet but our 5.5 month old 5 drakes to 7 hens ratio is starting to turn into gang bangs in our yard. Most of the girls run from them but they are definitely teases. Most of the drakes haven't figured out the actual "act" yet but the 7th female is actually our neighbors (maybe 5 or 6 years old) and she has been teaching them to bite at the necks so even the girls are doing that to each other. She has been apart of multiple flocks and has been teaching them about life lol. We used a pack of multicolored 4" zip ties to band their legs today so we can start keeping track of which duck is doing bad behaviors. We are hoping for the best and hope to let them go into the pond soon and get the run built. We have kept their old pen together so we can separate them if needed. I don't know if I could partake of the troubled ones or if I would find them a new home. I just love all our duckies very much, they are family.

I hope that you can have things work out or find the trouble one a new home (or grilled).