One of my Hens Houdini (due to her escapologist tendencies) often hops over the chicken run fence into the garden where the ducks reside. Sometimes she forgets to hop back over the fence at night and gets shut up with the ducks, every morning she does this she comes hurtling out of the Duck house closely followed by Thunder Duck, pecking at the back of her neck and chasing her down the garden!!

My theory is if it bothered her that much:

1) She wouldn't sleep in there

2) She would make sure she goes to bed in the Henhouse

3) She would stay on the perches till the ducks are out

As she does none of the above I reckon she can't be too concerned and accepts it as part of the 'pecking order'!!

PS How do you know if you have ducks or drakes? ( Beginning to think my 3 are all drakes, oldest a year now and still no eggs)

Sorry for the late reply Danast, Reset my Password and didn't have it on my Laptop!

I have 1 Magpie ( I think) and 2 large white ducks which I ssuspect may be ~Pekins (as they seem to fit all the crieria apart from one has a black spot on her head). The 2 pekins look the same (apart from the spot!)