Personally, I love Mallards. Like any breed, there are going to be differences in personality, etc... depending on the individual bird. I have had them almost continuously since I first started keeping my own ducks (as opposed to my family's ducks) some 30 years ago. In that time, I have had...
My experiences have been like fogbubbles. My mallards (from "wild" stock bred for hunting preserves) lay all year long. In fact, they are great layers, probably the best of any of my ducks. Notice that you see hatcheries that sell Mallards year round? Mine also become quite tame, probably...