Blue Swedish

Love our blue Swedish. We have two blue Swedish, two black, and two Pekins. Our Swedish are a little skittish, but I think only because we were so busy dealing with leg issues with the Pekins that we didn't handle them as much as ducklings. They are super easy, hardy, cold tolerant ducks and if I had to do it all again I would get all Swedish ducks.

I love my swedish. I have a drake named cuddle quack I've taught to walk on a leash and be a therapy duck to kids and people in nursing homes. My ducks love attention and prefer humans than other ducks.

Love this breed!! I have 2 both males and they are just a joy to have around the yard.

This was my first breed of ducks, and I absolutely love them. My girls laid all winter, an egg every single day. They're beautiful and were great for eating down the weeds around my raised garden beds. Can't recommend them enough.

We have a drake and two ladies for him. They are a joy. They are our ducky order patrol, parading the property, checking in on the other animals, offering suggestions, keeping everyone in line and making sure we all are in our proper places. They are the epitome of duck sense. All three will tolerate being held and petted, and bob their heads and call Quaaak-WAK-wak-wak-wak-wak to each other and the human flock hoping it might be treat time. They seem to add a measure of security to the coop and yard, and I have seen them as a flock chase off cats. They do well ruling over a small chicken flock and are as ducks go low mess so long as you keep their swimming and sleeping spots well separated.

Generally super sweet and just happy to be a buddy duck.

My blues are by far my quietest ducks! They are very sweet and gentle, I've never had one bite me or attack any other birds, however they do seem to enjoy making a mess . The only bad things about them is they seem to get eaten easily as ducklings and are poop machines!!!

I have a male an he is super sweet. He is the prettiest duck I have an hes always so quiet. He doesnt like to be picked up but none of my other ducks do either so I dont see that as a con. I cant wait til I can get more blue swedish!!

We have a mated pair of "Swedish." They are pretty hefty birds and so the grandkids named them "Mac" and "Wendy." Very sweet temperament and very beautiful. Wendy laid her first egg this morning and as you can see next to one of our hen's eggs it is a lovely greenish grey. It got a bit beat up because it was laid on the ground in the middle of the yard and probably got tripped over by the other 8 ducks and 5 chickens that share that enclosure.






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I have one Blue Swedish drake named Gareth. He knows his name, and is the only duck out of twelve that like to be pet. He eats corn from my hand. He will protect the hens, and is always on the watch for hawks. He is very stern toward the other three drakes, but if it was not him, it would be one of the others. He is very kind towards the girls. He has accidentally hurt two Black Swedish hens while mating because he is so heavy, but he would never mean to. He waits outside the nests while they lay. I love him, and would like to have more.

My Blue Swedish sure is interesting. When we got him he was in a batch of assorted ducks, and at the time we didn't know what he was other than cute. Later I identified him as a Blue Swedish. Being one of the first ducks we've ever had, I'm not sure what to compare him to or what to judge him off of. Interaction is on his terms only, however, he often comes up to me and picks on me. Always interested in the pants I'm wearing, what my hair tastes like, or if my shoes have laces (he can untie shoes in under 40 seconds, rather talented bird) All and all he's a good boy and a joy to have around. My cons are he's very talkative and LOUD when he quacks and very messy. It seems like I had to earn his affection. Wouldn't recommend to anyone that has neighbors that mind noise. Luckily we don't have close neighbors so he can quack as loud as he wants to. Good thing is, because of Sage here, if anything or anyone gets close to the barn I know about it. Love the blue color. Great animal and will keep you entertained.







UPDATE**** 3/3/15---------------
So Sage, is actually a hen. She is now 9 months old and laying a perfect, large egg for me every day. Not always in the same spot... but every day. I still have no regrets, and as she has matured isn't as loud. She's a sweet girl, and I adore her. Would recommend to anyone, as you can see, she is beautiful!







This is a picture of her first egg, pictured with my leghorn and polish's eggs.

I have 3 blue Swedish as well as other colored Swedes, I got mine when they were 3 days old, they seemed a bit skittish at times but they were not that bad as mallards that I had and they weren't that bad. Now that they are full grown they wander around free range on 4 acre property. very smart, when they need food or water they wait on my back porch and at night they know when to go in their hutch. The only bad thing about them is that there have been more bugs at night so they like to stay out later, which makes them difficult to get them in at night, but other than that, they act like spoiled brats and talk back to you. They are such a great joy to have and my neighbors love them.

I picked up a Swedish for me when I got my daughter a Khaki Campbell. I love my baby. It will follow me around and always wants to be held. Can't wait to find out if it is a boy or a girl.

Swedish ducks are so funny. They love to tunnel their big noses into the dirt, and dive underwater for several seconds before popping up someplace else. They stand on "hawk alert" when airplanes pass by. They are smart too, though not as smart as geese, which they copy and try to "graze" grass (they have managed to do this by grabbing a tuft of grass, quickly twisting their heads to tear it, and swallowing). They lay good eggs, usually white but our two black females lay "black" eggs, darker than anything else I've seen IRL or online. Here's a picture.

It actually looks a little lighter in the picture than it actually was. Unfortunately I gave them a little too much white oyster shell. For some reason the eggs have gotten progressively lighter, bluish-grayish. Still neat though and very tasty. Recommended if you want a nice dual purpose or pet duck.

I wonder if their personality is a breed line trait? I'm not sure I'll keep them. I posted them to craigs but won't let them go cheap since they've been so much work.
These guys are messy and not something I'd keep in a brooder again. I should have had a coop area. Some where easier to clean.

This duck will give a good amount of eggs and mother its ducklings. If you want it for kids I do not recommend because they are very afraid.

They are a great breed. My cousin gave me 5 for free because a mother hatched out 12 and she had no idea. They lay great in the spring. They mess up water, like every other duck. There is a baby female that has a really funny quack because she was raised by a chicken and had a chicken sister, so she thinks she is a chicken. When I say they are ideal size, I don't mean they are great meat birds. I mean that they are big enough to defend themselves okay and they are small enough where they're not easy fox pickings. They can get up in the air if they need too, but they usually don't.

I love these ducks, they were the first I had bought. They have big eggs, some have double yolks. They can produce 3 different types of ducklings with their genes. They can produce Black Swedish, Splash Swedish and Blue Swedish Ducklings. I highly recommend them for pets, eggs and breeding.