Best breed?

[DuckDuck23]

I'm in a neighborhood that doesn't allow ducks. The million dollar question is.... how are your neighbors? That will make or break it.

Out of all of our neighbors, we had these renters next door for a little bit that were nightmares. I mean, seriously horrible. I could go on for hours telling you what they did but I don't have hours.

When the boys were little I would set them up in a pennout front because they loved laying in the sun. The entire neighborhood loved it. Even the "tough, wanna be thug" kids getting off the school bus across the street would stop by while walking home to say hi and pet the ducks. I would hear parents and kids saying "Oh look! Chuck and Buck are out! Hiiiiiiiii Chuck and Buck!"

Then my neighbors started with their nightmare antics. Animal control showed up. The police would show up. They told me I had to get rid of them. I lied. Said I would. I didn't. I've been fined. I don't care. My lawyer told me to register them as emotional support ducks. (I didn't).

Eventually the stupid renters moved out. It's been peaceful ever since. The boys don't go out front unless they're being transferred to the car to go bye bye. The neighborhood is pissed because they don't get their daily dose of Chuck and Buck and everyone now hates the lady who made it so the boys can't be out front.

My boys are awesome. They're out back most of the day. None of my neighbors care. The new people that moved into the rental next door (which were some of Chuck and Buck's biggest fans) as us to just "toss them over the fence so they can duck-sit and play with them). They're quiet so no one knows they're back there. James keeps their area clean so there isn't any smell. They are inside ducks, too, and again, my kids are louder than they are.

So long story short, as long as you have good neighbors you should be ok. Every time animal control harassed me, I came back at them with "When you get rid of the pit bull that used my son as a chew toy, then I will get rid of my ducks." They couldn't say crap to that. (Last year my son was attacked by a pit bull/Rott mix, the dog he was walking was attacked also, requiring surgery, and when the owner came to attempt to get his dog off of my son, he was bitten by his own dog..... yet animal control claimed "he's just a big slobbery sweet puppy!" And didn't even fine them) To be fair, they would only harass me when the neighbors called.

I’m only close with one of my neighbors, so they wouldn’t mind at all. My neighbors on the other side of me always have their back door open, so I’m not sure what they’d think. We used to talk to them, but haven’t in a while. I’m not sure about the neighbors behind me. They never seem to be outside so hopefully they wouldn’t mind? After all, there are yappy dogs all around us. One of the neighbors behind me had a chicken that we always heard, but recently we haven’t heard it. Not sure if they slaughtered it or they had to get rid of it.

 

[DuckDuck23]

You can get non-muscovies, just be sure to get drakes, mature drakes. You'll need to get ones that were friendly with their previous owners and then be patient with working with them. Or you can get drakelings and hope that for 10 weeks while they still peep your neighbors don't complain.

They’ll be inside the house as ducklings. It’s very hot outside until late October, so I wouldn’t want them being in the heat and not being able to be in water to cool off.

 

[Texag87]

Runners runners runners. A pair of runner drakes or Pekins is what you need.

 

[Jpat]

German pekins would be the best. They look like pekin runners

@WannaBeHillBilly when i google german pekins these come up but are they actualy like that?

 

[Texag87]

German pekins would be the best. They look like pekin runners View attachment 1772308 View attachment 1772309 View attachment 1772310

@WannaBeHillBilly when i google german pekins these come up but are they actualy like that?

Hillbilly and I talked about this before. Interesting duck.

 

[Jpat]

Hillbilly and I talked about this before. Interesting duck.

Mustve just been the eugenics that caused the difference eh? Their awesome

 

[Texag87]

The best of both. Goofy Pekin and Runner clown.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

German pekins would be the best. They look like pekin runners View attachment 1772308 View attachment 1772309 View attachment 1772310

@WannaBeHillBilly when i google german pekins these come up but are they actualy like that?

@Jpat if you manage to find a "clean" German Pekin duck, it will look like those on the pictures. A Runner duck with a massive body, the size of a mid-size dog (!)
Sadly those ducks suffer from leg and hip problems too often and therefore have been replaced by some non-standard brainless white mutt ducks that you can cramp into cages and force feed to produce »foie de gras«.
Same sad faith as with the Dutch Hookbill.

 

[Jpat]

@Jpat if you manage to find a "clean" German Pekin duck, it will look like those on the pictures. A Runner duck with a massive body, the size of a mid-size dog (!)
Sadly those ducks suffer from leg and hip problems too often and therefore have been replaced by some non-standard brainless white mutt ducks that you can cramp into cages and force feed to produce »foie de gras«.
Same sad faith as with the Dutch Hookbill.

Thanks ! they sure are cool

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Still i would like to have black Pekin ducks…