karencopas Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 hi all, my ducklings are now 8 weeks old and happily living in their new WIR and . i've spent a lot of time listening to them quacking and think i have 4 drakes!! how long do you think they will live together harmoniously? i originally had 12 and gave 6 back to the farmer he thinks he has 6 females-just my luck! i think i may be able to swap a couple of ducks with him, although we all love the 6 we have, will it make any difference that they we hatched them in an incubator, they all seem so happy to be together and follow each other all the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 HI karen now we are getting late in the year you shouldnt get any problems until next year when we hit breeding season. 4 drakes would be fine together if you had no females but they will be manic with 2 put it this way my indian runner drake bigbird had 9 wives and it wasnt enough they still had bald bleeding heads he has nearly ended up in a pie more than once leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Are you sure it is the drakes that quack a lot as I thought that with ducks it was the girlies that made the noise (Or is that just with Call Ducks?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Ducks quack Drakes have like a raspy voice leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karencopas Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 yeah i have 2 that quack and they now look slightly smaller than the other 4 who i think are boys i'll see how they go but am expecting to have to part with my big brown boys who are very gorgeous at some point i'll be left with a white trio and maybe i'll bring my little call boy home and find him a pretty call wife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
