Ducks and chickens together

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Peteaggi

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Ducks and chickens together
« on: July 22, 2010, 13:25 »
Hi All,
Can anyone help me please...
I have 6 chickens (elsie, sherlie,betsy,dot,blondie and mable) 3 ducks (dafny,jamima and victoria)and a drake (albert), they are all free range in my garden. the problem i have is  albert keeps chasing my chickens and sometimes catches them, i am worried he might kill them, is there anything i can do to stop this..
Also when albert mounts victoria he has started not just nipping here neck but catching her eye and it is a right state - can anyone give me some suggestings on how (if any) i can stop it??
cheers
worried parent

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Kelloggs

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Re: Ducks and chickens together
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2010, 13:52 »
Sorry cannot help but hope you get it sorted :) Had to rehome my ducks as they kept ganging up on the hens and cornering them into the bushes so I couldn't see >:( That and the fact they nearly killed all my fish in my pond >:( shaking them and throwing them out of the pond :( bits of fish everywhere. My beautiful huge mirror carp and kois also didn't stand a chance.

Good luck

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Sassy

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Re: Ducks and chickens together
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2010, 22:28 »
Some people do successfully keep chickens and ducks together but the reason why it may not be a good idea is the drake isn't too fussy - ie it has feathers so do what comes naturally! If you can split them up it may be nicer for the chooks. Although he does sound to be a bit of a goer! ;)
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted!!


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