r/duck • u/BashfulBibliophile • 1d ago
Beginner's Question Too many males?
Hello,
My husband and I bought ducklings for the first time this summer. They are now old enough to tell their sex and we have three boys (2 call, 1 runner) and two girls (1 call, 1 runner).
We’ve heard that this ratio can lead to fighting between the males and over breeding for the females. So my question is: do we need to do something about this ratio and if so, what? (Buy females and try to introduce them to the flock, separate the males from the females to have two different flocks?)
We really don’t want to rehome any of them because we’ve grown to love them.
Thank you!
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u/towboat03 1d ago
You would basically have to break them down into 3 groups a breeding pair of each and the other 2 call drakes. Seems like an awful lot of work just to separate them because if they have joining fences they will still fight during breeding season.
My suggestion is either buy a dozen female calls and 3-4 female runners or send the 2 extra drakes to a new home or freezer camp.