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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: alimac on March 13, 2011, 08:51:13 pm

Title: randy drake causing havoc...??
Post by: alimac on March 13, 2011, 08:51:13 pm

I've got 4 hens , one duck and a drake. the drake is totally hassling the hens trying to mate with them and now he's ended up with a very sore eye. i'm not sure if i should get more ducks to keep him busy or a cockerel to keep in in his place... any other ideas? would just like peace to reign in the garden again, any thoughts useful,
thanx
alison
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Title: Re: randy drake causing havoc...??
Post by: shetlandpaul on March 13, 2011, 08:58:24 pm

a couple more ladies. getting a cock would get him more beaten up.

Title: Re: randy drake causing havoc...??
Post by: Sandy on March 13, 2011, 08:59:04 pm

They can get a bit rampant, no expert at all but I was going to get another female Duck as our Drake bonks the chickens and drownd one last year, poor chicken must have bent over for a drink in the pond and the Drake dunked her, she had her feathers parted on her back and we found her drowned   ::)

Title: Re: randy drake causing havoc...??
Post by: Cinderhills on March 13, 2011, 09:18:54 pm

Oh Sandy, how awful to find her like that.  How undignified too.  :o

Title: Re: randy drake causing havoc...??
Post by: Sandy on March 13, 2011, 09:41:26 pm

Slightly funny as Steve was throwing apples over the fence and thought he had knocked her unconscious!!

Title: Re: randy drake causing havoc...??
Post by: northfifeduckling on March 13, 2011, 11:08:05 pm

definitely, get him more girls - 4-6 per drake is a good number! It is not fair on the only girl - and the hens otherwise!  :&>

Title: Re: randy drake causing havoc...??
Post by: alimac on March 17, 2011, 08:11:22 pm

great , thanx for all that advice, looks like i'll be getting more ducks then. i got those ones for £10 each in Monikie Angus. Anyone know of any other people selling them? (Fife, Angus).
alison

Title: Re: randy drake causing havoc...??
Post by: northfifeduckling on March 17, 2011, 09:12:23 pm

what's the breed of your ducks, Alison?  :&>

Title: Re: randy drake causing havoc...??
Post by: alimac on March 19, 2011, 08:14:37 am

we got indian running ducks........phoned guy in monikie and he has lost all his to otters!
   

Title: Re: randy drake causing havoc...??
Post by: northfifeduckling on March 19, 2011, 10:28:55 am

oh, what a shame...
if you post on here (marketplace and poultry ection) and on other forums, I'm sure there are folks around here who have Indian runners! Then there is always the poultry sales/auction.  :&>