Considering two ducks...

[mama2my4]

Ok, so I am brand new to chickens, but I am really wanting a few ducks, too. Just two. Can anyone recommend a nice breed for a newbie? I hope to raise them with the chicks. How do you keep them at home? Would they be happy in a run, or must they free-range? I am assuming a kiddie pool would be ok?

Thanks all for your help and suggestions!

April

 

[gryeyes]

Cayuga ducks! Quieter than most other breeds, docile, gorgeous.

 

[m.kitchengirl]

I heart my Anconas.
Am adding a Cayuga & two WH this spring.
Careful. I wanted "just two" ducks last spring. By the time I got them it was 2, or 4...

 

[mama2my4]

I heart my Anconas.
Am adding a Cayuga & two WH this spring.
Careful. I wanted "just two" ducks last spring. By the time I got them it was 2, or 4...

lol. I hear you! My 6 chicks turned in to 11 in the brooder and 6 on order, lol!

How are Cayuga and Anconas for eggs?

 

[Tahai]

Welsh harlequins! Good forager, excellent egg layers, reasonably calm, not overly noisy, and exceedingly pretty!

 

[Iain Utah]

I have cayugas and anconas. The ancona has more of a runner stance and movement. The cayuga is lower to the ground and waddles. The ancona will lay more eggs. I love them both!!