Do you agree that the Muscovy duck is the ugliest duck breed?

[JacinLarkwell]

How do yall feel about silkie ducks?

 

[BelovedBirds]

How do yall feel about silkie ducks?

I didn't know what that was until I looked up, and now Im speechless

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I didn't know what that was until I looked up, and now Im speechless

Good speechless or bad speechless?

 

[BelovedBirds]

Good speechless or bad speechless?

I haven't decided yet. I guess they're... cute? But its strange

 

[Daphne_loves_mealworms]

How do yall feel about silkie ducks?

I had to Google them, and was pleasantly surprised! I was expecting a duck with a Silkie chicken hairdo!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I had to Google them, and was pleasantly surprised! I was expecting a duck with a Silkie chicken hairdo!

Nope, just raggedy Ann feathers. Only downside is the homozygous ones (heterozygous look like normal ducks) lay really hard eggs, so its not easy to hatch from a homozygous hen

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Honestly I wouldve thought hookbills.
Yes I said it, no I wont take it back.




To be fair, there's no breed I wouldnt happily keep, but I do have preferences.

Their bills do seem to turn some people off. I am on the opposite side and 100% on team Hookbill. I absolutely adore their bills. They remind me of plague masks Some of my plague doctor spam:

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Their bills do seem to turn some people off. I am on the opposite side and 100% on team Hookbill. I absolutely adore their bills. They remind me of plague masks Some of my plague doctor spam:

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I love the really melted ones. Do you know if they need a deeper food pan or not? Or do they do fine like other ducks?

 

[BelovedBirds]

I love the really melted ones. Do you know if they need a deeper food pan or not? Or do they do fine like other ducks?

Oh my god
that's just it though! They look melted!!

 

[BelovedBirds]

on a serious note, how do hookbills do health wise? Animals bred for unnatural features tend to have health issues--is that the case or are they pretty hardy?
Do they manage to eat/function normally?