Will Two Drakes & Two Ducks Get On?
Duck keepers often wonder what is the best combination and ratio of male to females and I am often emailed about the numbers of drakes and ducks in a group and whether they will get along ok.
Carolyn has just emailed as she has two draks and two ducks.
The ducklings I got at Easter have turned out to be 2 drakes & 2 ducks. Will this ratio work, or will there be problems with having two drakes? Hope you can help Many thanks Carolyn
My response is:
There may be rivalry between the drakes when they reach maturity so they may fight to see who is top drake!
They may also prefer one female over the other and both my fight over the duck which could hurt the duck as well as the drakes.
You could separate them into two groups of one drake and one duck during the breeding season and then put them back together during Autumn and Winter when they will probably get on fine. This may depend on the amount of space you have and the housing you have and if you are able to partition it off.
You could also increase the number of females. 1 drake to about 6 ducks is a good amount.
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