ducks and chickens in harmony

We have a whole flock of ducks along with 4 chicken hens and a rooster. They were all doing great together at first, until the rooster took a liking to my blue swedish duck. Now he is always trying to grab her by the head and stick her. I’m not sure what to do to stop this, I feel terrible that...

1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I first got chickens when i bought my 23 acre farm :) (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 40? (3) What breeds do you have? more breeds than i can count, my favorite are my silkies , and polish. (4) What are your favorite...

Hey ! So around March of last year I got a Pekin duckling and two Rhode Island Red chicks. At the time, being a new poultry owner, I didnt think too much about the sex of the duck. I raised them all together and they lived quite peacefully together. But these last few weeks Eli (the male pekin)...

Hello, Have had chickens and ducks and one turkey for a couple years now. Did not start out intentionally, my neighbor had some that he just let loose. They decided to come live with me. I now have around 50 or so. 15 ducks (plus one sitting on a nest) 17 roosters (and counting-some we aren't...

We got 2 ducks from tractor supply co about 4 1/2 months ago and I was thinking that I could get 2 black Austrolorps and when the are big enough let them live in the same coop the Ducks are a Pekin and a Rouen duck.

A have 2 ducks that I got from tractor supply co about. 4 1/2 to 5 months ago and I was wondering if I can add some different breeds of chickens to the flock and if the ducks/chickens would get along Should I raise the chickens sepratly until they are big enough or will our 2 Peking and ruen...

Ok, so I moved my 7 ducks & 42 chickens into the same house at Halloween. I built a row of nesting boxes on one wall, including a row along the floor because hey, why waste the space? Turns out the chickens LOVE the floor-corner nesting box... some days to the exclusion of all the others haha...

Hi everyone! I just received my 4 welsh harlequin ducklings yesterday from Metzer Farms...but to my surprise, they included a baby chick as well. 1) Can I keep the chick with the ducklings in the brooder? 2) I've read that I'm supposed to supplement the ducklings with niacin, will this hurt...

G’morning!!! So we have had our new adopted chickens- ten Rhode Island Red hens and one rooster, for a week now. They are all a little over two years old, and doing fine. We have a huge coop and run-and a smaller coop and run within it for our new ducks (that are on order, yet to arrive). Any...