What is your favorite breed and why? - Page 2

Well I guess I could go to my local city park and risk being attacked, possibly mauled by the meanest mixed mutt looking ducks & geese I have ever seen while steaingl some of their eggs and incubate them. Good thing about those only the strongest have  survived over the years so the offspring  should have a higher chance staying alive after they grow up and call my stock tank home....... I have never tried incubating ducks so I might just take you up on that thought ..LOL
 

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Originally Posted by Wynette 

OH, come on - I've had chickens for 5-6 years and am just now venturing into ducks!  We need way more ducks on this planet, so go get some, for goodness' sake!

 

I am partial to the Khaki Campbells, they are my first ducks and I love them to death. They are also pretty cute too. We are looking to add two muscovies to our flock though so we will see.

You can not make a mistake. All ducks are great. There is no bad breed.

Welsh Harlequins are gorgeous to look at and they are one of the best egg layers.

I have

Pekins: clownish, personable, sociable.  The world's most efficient meat duck.  I'm getting an egg a day from each of them.  The drake is Mr Personality.  I don't like white as a color for birds, but a lot of people do.

Appleyards: so calm.  They don't get upset about anything, walk on top of my feet if I am in their way. Absolutely beautiful to look at. Excellent layers and fast growing meat birds.  They are great big ducks.  Sort of bossy.  they will argue with me if I ask them to do something they don't want to do and tell me off if the food is late.  Sometimes I have to reach down and shove one of them if I am trying to get them to go to bed before sunset.

Blue Swedish: wound a little tighter, a lot more energy.  They will walk and stand within a foot of me, but never walk on my feet. 2 of them are good layers, 1 hasn't started yet. Smaller, tasty, but not good feed conversion.  I have these guys because they are my definition of the most handsome ducks; I love their color.