Cayuga or Swedish Ducks?

[gingerviolinist]

I'm adding to my flock to balance out the male/female ratio. I currently have 2 pekin females and 2 cayuga males. Looking to keep things quiet since I live within city limits. Which would be quieter, cayuga or swedish blue?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

Sorry, I don't know which is quieter. Here is a duck breed comparison chart. If you click on the breed it might have the noise levels...
http://www.metzerfarms.com/DuckBreedComparison.cfm?affiliate=undef&CustID=16499891

I would add the Blue Swedish just because I like to have a variety. But if you add Cayuga, you might get pure breed ducklings. It's my understanding that Muscovy are the quietest.. but that wasn't your question.

But I'm not sure if adding a couple more will actually improve your ratio or just add more breeding competition. I think you can keep a couple without the female being too over mated. But I'm not sure about having more than 1 couple. Someone with more duck experience can hopefully answer that.

 

[gal5150]

My Cayuga female is really loud, thinks she's a goose. My WH female is very quiet.

 

[gingerviolinist]

Thanks for all your input! Got 2 blue swedish who turned out to be both females for a final ratio of 4 ducks and 2 drakes.

 

[DogsDucks&Cat]

My female Cayuga is really loud.

 

[K.Riggs]

I have Cayuga Muscovy crosses and they are so quiet you can barely hear them. I have Cayuga in the incubator because they are supposed to be quiet and I keep reading they are loud
People told me geese are awfully noisy but mine aren't at all so maybe I will get lucky

 

[K.Riggs]

Thanks for all your input! Got 2 blue swedish who turned out to be both females for a final ratio of 4 ducks and 2 drakes.

And are they loud??

 

[gingerviolinist]

@K.Riggs The Cayugas I have are the quietest, about 1/3 volume of a Pekin drake, but I read that this varies based on the breeding stock.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

My Cayuga and my Swedish are both LOUD!

And I think they might work for the mafia... they're always saying "wack wack wack"

 

[itsasmallfarm]

my Swedish hens are very loud (not sure about the males as i have none) but most of they time they just make as much noise as they can during treat time.