Favorite duck breed and why?

[fatty and friends]

Oh my, I love this duck

thank you

 

[KenjiQuacker]

Hello! Just decided on some welsh harlequin runner duck cross ducklings nearby. Thanks for all the help!

 

[KaleIAm]

Hello! Just decided on some welsh harlequin runner duck cross ducklings nearby. Thanks for all the help!

Please post photos of the babies!

 

[KenjiQuacker]

Please post photos of the babies!

I definitely will! They'll be hatching sometime this march so I'll post the pictures once I get them.

 

[fatty and friends]

my 3 favs (because i have them) are pekin, rouen, and khaki campbell

 

[KenjiQuacker]

my 3 favs (because i have them) are pekin, rouen, and khaki campbell

aww those are really cute pictures, thanks for sharing!

 

[indianaducks]

I really like my skittish mallards so far, haha. May not fit your needs, but I've grown attached to mine. I've been getting a variety from rural king and tractor supply over the past month or so. I have:

1 blue swedish
1 random gray unidentified​

4 fawn and white runners​

5 mallards​

2 magpies​

1 brown one - guessing khaki campbell​

1 silverish/brownish/tan unidentified one - guessing golden 300 hybrid​

1 crested pekin or white layer​

1 regular pekin​

The oldest are about a month or so old.

I've remarked multiple times that the mallards have survival instincts unlike the others which I really like to see. And while they are still skittish around me, they are fearless otherwise and really fun to watch. That being said, I'm attached to them all for various reasons

 

[KenjiQuacker]

I really like my skittish mallards so far, haha. May not fit your needs, but I've grown attached to mine. I've been getting a variety from rural king and tractor supply over the past month or so. I have:

​

1 blue swedish​

1 random gray unidentified​

4 fawn and white runners​

5 mallards​

2 magpies​

1 brown one - guessing khaki campbell​

1 silverish/brownish/tan unidentified one - guessing golden 300 hybrid​

1 crested pekin or white layer​

1 regular pekin​

The oldest are about a month or so old.

I've remarked multiple times that the mallards have survival instincts unlike the others which I really like to see. And while they are still skittish around me, they are fearless otherwise and really fun to watch. That being said, I'm attached to them all for various reasons

That's so cool that you have so many ducks! Someday I'd like another mallard since it's so interesting to see the difference in behavior between wildish ducks and domestic ducks. Thanks for sharing!

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Welsh Harlequins! Quite friendly, will eat slugs, and they lay tons of eggs! Plus they're really pretty

I concur with this!

 

[Fifithechick]

My favourite breed is Mandarin duck, they are not very friendly, but they are magically beautiful. I had a pair, but someone stole them last year, because they are very expensive here. I have Muscovies and some mixbreed domestic now. They are both lovely.