Natz678 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Hi, I bought two female ducks in June, they are 18 weeks now, it turns out Jemima is a boy. The seller has become rude and uninterested, she has advised they will be fine to keep as a pair and I can't return the boy, I've read online that this ratio is unsafe. Any help please? I'm feeling stressed out and sad that it's likely I'll need to rehome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahjayne Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I don't have a lot of experience of ducks but I had a pair of black east indian ducks. They were fine as a pair but my male wasn't particularly amorous. If yours turns out to be more so he might wear out the female. My female was recently taken by a fox so I now have a female call duck to keep him company so we will see how he is with her. If necessary would you have space for more female ducks? I think the breeder should offer to exchange or refund if you bought them sexed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 If you bought them sexed then I would definitely go back to the breeder and request an exchange for a female. If you bought unsexed ducklings then unfortunately you don't have much to go back on. I was gifted two ducks for my 18th birthday, sold to my friends as females. Within a few weeks it became obvious that they were a pair but we decided to keep them. Jemima became Gerald and lived for 6 and a half years; he sadly died a few weeks ago. They were fine in a pair, if a little randy but at peak breeding season Gerald could be aggressive towards people. They bred and hatched Orville, a gorgeous little duckling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
