RE: Strength in numbers? Decoys.
I wouldn't worry much about woody decoys. They will decoy into Mallards, and pretty much have a mind of their own...I would use about 6-8 Mallard decoys. Maybe put a group of 5 together and a pair off to the side, or swimming in to the group. Keep it realisitc, but 6-8 decoys is not to much on a small pond.