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    Quiet Ducks?

    Drakes are quiet but you would need to look for two as they get lonely without their own kind. I've been told a drake will mount chickens if he has no female and is not separated which has very serious consequences for the hens. I've also heard Pekin girls are pretty noisy. Muscovys are ace...
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    Quiet Ducks?

    We have Light Sussex, a quiet breed chicken breed, but our Hook Bill ducks are, in comparison, much quieter. Just an occasional low 'wup wup wup wup' to each other if there's imagined peril (cat passing, being let out in the morning). No loud quacking and the drake is the same volume as the...
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    Hello

    My ducks are Dutch Hook Bills :) I Also have Bourkes Parakeets though, so thanks for the tip!
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    Hello

    Have kept quail and hens but am new to duck keeping..are there any other Hook Bill owners out there? Here's hoping.....
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