HELP!! What Breed of Duck Should I Get? PLEASE POST PICS!!!

Do they ever fight mymontsters?
Drakes usually only fight if there are females to fight over.
This. I ended up with the ugly odds of 5 drakes and 2 hens, so I rehomed the hens and the person who took them asked if she could take a drake with them since she had 1 female, and since it would be the one drake for the 3 hens at her place I thought it was a good idea. I thought I would be sad about not having any duck eggs or girls but I find myself not missing it much, I get more then plenty from my chickens.
 
Ok so I am going to update this with a duck comparison chart that I made and a couple other things either today or tomorrow it's just that today is my brothers birthday!! Also I would really love pics of silver Appleyards!!
 
It's possible to buy ducks of different breeds. If you're getting 2 drakes and 3 females, you could get, for example, one Magpie, one Swedish, one Silver Appleyard, one Welsh Harlequin, and one Buff. The only problem is that you'd need to find different sources for each, and any offspring will be crossbreeds. But you won't have any inbreeding problems that way.

These are Silver Appleyards: (pictures from Flickr)

Appleyard Head by Holly Occhipinti


Appleyard Drake Flapping by Sarah Jane



There's a few pictures here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/products/silver-appleyard
 
Never mind about the whole duck comparison chart thing. I have decided!!!


1 Silver Appleyard Drake
2 White Pekin Ducks
1 Saxony Duck


1 Welsh Harlequin Duck
1 Buff Drake
1 Blue or Black Swedish Duck
1 Cayuga Duck

2 White Call Ducks
1 White Call Drake
1 Black or Blue Magpie
 
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The only thing is i kind of want something crested. I will be ordering from either Johnson's Waterfowl and Mezter or Holderreads and Ideal.
 

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