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Late last year i hatched out two ducklings(both drakes) from eggs from my 4 other ducks(3 girls and a boy). We introduced them fully after slowly introducing them. THey were all well untill the drake and his like favourite mating partner began to pick on one of the new babies. I am now getting worried as he doesnt like goeing to bed and when i put him inside he gets chased round.
Why has it changed???
What can i do?????

Not really a duck person but do know come the breeding season many drakes will chase one duck and they do a lot of squabling, the more mature drakes will drive off the young pretenders. Maybe the drakes need abit more space apart at this time of year. i know they get on ok in the winter.

oh thank you that would explain why they were getting on i will make sure they get more space :P

Yeah drakes do squalbal alot if there are not enough females. I would either give them more space or sperate him from the others with enough duck to keep it company and introduce them in the middle of the the summer when breeding season is almost over. I have done this in the past i can't give them any more space because they have to much space and dont use it all but i have sperated them from the flock before. Enougher solution is sell excess drakes but this is hard as you have grown them up from ducklings. Good luck!!

Thank I will seperate them :P I dont think i could get rid of them :D