duck breeds

Hi! im new to the forum but ive used the website a few times. I got myself a log in to explore options for waterers so ill be doing that shortly. We have 41 Chickens, 6 ducks and 21 chicks (and 10 eggs). I keep brahmas, legbars, leghorns, isabrowns, RIW, marans PMR, polish and Duccles all with a...

Hello all! I've lurked awhile now, but it's time to post! Is my gorgeous, cuddly girl a Khaki Campbell? I'm not well versed in duck breeds. I heard a quack one day, and looked over the fence. This lovely girl was there! I had just bought a pet pool, so I took it over to the neighbours for the...

I purchased 6 straight run indian runner ducklings off of craigslist this spring, they were hatched on mother's day from a mallard runner drake, a fawn hen and a blue hen. It looks like we had 3 males and 3 females judging by the tail curl. Lots of different colors! I found it hard to voice sex...

Hello! I was wondering if anyone has or knows where to buy Butterscotch Call ducks or Apricot Trout Runner ducks in Canada? I would like to get some hatching eggs or day old/close to ducklings if possible I’ve googled about the breeds and would like to learn more, and have some of my own some...

. I have four young hen (ducks) in my flock and I was wondering if this is a fairy egg or the normal size of the breeds egg it also had a weird dark spot on it. The photo is compared to my other older layers eggs. the four new ones are: A Rouen, black Swedish, Ancona , and Pekin.

I have 4 welsh harlequin hens and 2 silver appleyard hens. I want a drake for the purpose of fertilizing eggs. I was worried about the sizing of the ducks. Is it hazardous to my ducks if I get a heavy breed? And if I get a light breed, will it be able to fertilize the silver appleyards? Would an...

Hi I’m getting ducks probably later this summer and I was curious if anyone had any breed recommendations they would live with my flock of backyard chickens and would probably get a couple hours a free range time a day Thanks 😊

I’m new to ducks! I was gifted two pekins chicks for Christmas, and now I want more! I have several chickens, two dogs, a toddler, and am trying for another baby, so I need social breeds! We would also like good layers, and good baby makers! Any suggestions? And best breeders to buy from?

Okay here’s the short of it: I ordered and paid for two Mallards in April with my two Pekins. I have my Pekins but my Hatcher has been struggling to successfully hatch my two mallards. He keeps offering swap outs, which I’m holding out on for the mallards, but today he says he has some Swedish...

The first time I raised ducks, I raised Pekins (like any first-time duck owner does) as they say they are “very friendly” it had turned out to be quite the opposite, they shyed away, and during the winter months when I put them up in the warm barn, it was difficult to catch them. Then I trie the...

I have 8 chickens 4 are Easter Eggers 3 are Easter egger maran mixes 1 is a maran bantam. What duck breeds will be good with my chickens that aren’t too high strung or too flighty or messy. Like a duck breed that does well with chickens but isn’t loud, messy, mean, high strung, scared, and able...

So we got 3 ducks last year (Ash, Honeydew, and Pepper Hence my username lol), and we were curiously looking for more to add to our flock. When we ran across the silver swedish ducks, they're gorgeous! But I couldn't find any hatcheries or local farms that sold them. The only way I seemed to be...

I recently acquired two ducklings from someone who’s TSC ducks bred. They were un sure of mix and I haven’t found anything to nail it down. They look totally different and the only male was the pekin. the smaller one have a pink beak and feet with black legs. The larger one has black beak...

Hiya, so I am a chicken owner looking into getting ducks in the next few years. I’ve heard that Call ducks are a good breed, but I know almost nothing about them. What are they for? (Meat, eggs, neither?) How do they behave? If I put them in our garden, would they eat all the plants? Thank you...

So, I'm learning more about ducks every day. I am looking into getting ducks in a few years. I need to choose breeds, though. I don't want meat ducks, and eggs aren't necessary but I'm not against them. The main reason I might keep ducks is because I think they will be nice pets to keep around...

Hey everyone! So a few weeks back I got a Call Duck duckling (hatched May 17). Just the one but I didn’t want it to be lonely so I started looking for another duckling quickly. I was after something with Cayuga coloring so when the man who hatched this duckling (~May 19) told me it was...

So, two question: 1. What duck breeds are best for egg production? 2. What breeds make the coolest eggs? :cool: (please state which one your answering)

I purchased 6 ducklings that had a sign indicating that they were mixed batches / breeds. Does anyone know what these breeds are?