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Reasons are I don't want my ducks to be too confined in a pen if they are not content. I want to get an egg layer breed that is also ok to handle and be around kids (no pecking!) So, sort of, half layer, half pet. I have a 9 year old, 5 year old, and baby on the way so i'm not sure if I could...

I was wondering the same, most of the people posting in this section are duck people. Hense the reason your getting a very one-sided opinon on which is better I posted on the duck forum because I can get tons of info about chickens but not as much about ducks. I have come to the decision that...

Thanks everyone for such great responses! I will continue to balance the pro and cons before making my decision. It helped alot to hear what you had to say! Thanks again! Trish

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Yeah, I was def thinking the kiddie pool idea for ducks. I only want to start with 3 chickens or ducks. I want to learn that I can handle them first before I get more.

No, not both, I'm trying to decide whether to get ducks or chickens...and yes, for now they will stay in the enclosure, unless they will stay close if I supervised them...and go back in the pen afterwards. Also I want them for eggs/pets (couldn't kill one after I name it)

I have been looking into getting some chickens for about 6 months, doing all my research, reading books. And now, I went to a lady giving away some fish on freecycle and she talked to me about ducks and she would give me some runners. What I have: I have a 10x12 ft fenced dog run (6 ft high)...