Do you need a permit to own DOMESTIC ducks in Florida? IDEAL POULTRY SAID I HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT... - Page 3

Haha, well to those of you who think I'm a pekin head-huner, I already have 5 pekins; 1 given to me, one traded, one hatched, one rescued from a nest as a cracked egg and 1 bought. 2 males and 3 females. They're nice ducks, but they're absolutely disgusting in a cage! It's impossible to keep clean. That and they're white, which usually indicates "eat me" to varments.

Pekins are my second favorite duck because:

1) they're great layers

2) don't abuse my chickens

3) the babies are SO CUTE!

But I'm more a muscovy-lover because:

1) I don't have to clean up after them because fo some reason mine don't really fancy water too much.

2) they are the BEST mothers in the world

3) also great layers.

4) babies are cute-er for longer.

5) they're really calm, quiet birds. Unless you anger them. THEN the feathers fly, XD

But the best ducks are Pekin/Muscovy crosses. They posess all of the good quality of both breeds and have less of the funky red bumps on their bills. They are less flighty that the pure ones, but have the vast muscovy "personality".


And about my baby ducks... I received 21 pekin ducklings. 1 died after my mom brought it home, and another looks a bit weak... but the other 19 are fine~

I have SIX(!!!) crested. 2 have just the MASSIVE-est crests~ I'm guessing they're my boys(totally keepers either way). And they're all so NICE!!! I've never first-hand ordered ducks from a hatchery, so none of mine were ever very friendly. These are! Now all I need is a muscovy male that's unrelated(I'll be looking on craigs-list in a few minutes) to "tame" my 4 adult muscovy girls.. and I also have 4 little chocolate muscovies too, bringing my total ducks to... 17 adults plus 24 little ones... 41! My gosh, I hated ducks a few years ago(again, the mess) but I started to like them after I got my first Muscoves. I had pekin and rouen when I was 11 or 12, and I HATED THOSE BIRDS! But no longer, as i built up a tolerance over a while. And, my brother and mom clean the pools too, so I'm not on my own.

And I'll hold off on the permit until I turn 16 in a few months. Or when someone says something (and no one will because I live way out in the country, 15 or so miles from the nearest town).

Unless someone here is gonna snitch on me about it.

P.s. Amiga, thanks SO much for the link to the Florida wildlife conservation page. It was really helpful and I learned of how some people tag their birds(it had a link to Metzer Farms and I read how they tag their mallards by cutingof a back toe [ouch!]).

I'll post pictures of my babies on Tuesday!


Note: longest. Post I've. Ever written to date!!!