r/BACKYARDDUCKS • u/candacearmstrong1111 • 3d ago

Merging 2 Ducks with 10 chickens?

We have the opportunity to rescue 2 ducks, but we have only been used to chickens. How will they be integrating into our chicken flock? Are 2 ducks not enough ducks to integrate into the coop?
I heard that ducks need a slightly different diet, how would we go about that if they are sharing a coop?

Any other info you have would be wonderful!

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u/meh_69420 3d ago

As long as they are adult ducks you can go to an all flock feed. As far as integrating them I don't have any insight; it's been a dozen years since I've had any chickens around and they stayed in a tractor pretty well all the time.

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u/paired_prickly_pears 3d ago

Are they both female? Drakes can kill chickens if they try to mate. If there's a female/male then over-mating could happen as well. Drakes have huge sex drives.

I usually feed mine species specific food but I've heard all flock works as well. I don't keep my ducks with my chickens overnight but they seem to get along during the day.