East Indie or Australian Spotted?

[LapisLazuli]

Which type do you like better and why? And what are the pros and cons of each breed?

 

[LapisLazuli]

@Miss Lydia
@Isaac 0
@AstroDuck
@Magnolia Ducks

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

I've never had either. Right now I have mostly mixed ducks and a couple of Saxonys two Perkins and a mallard. I've been mostly raising Pekin/runner mixes.

 

[LapisLazuli]

Ok Thanks for the reply!

 

[HollowOfWisps]

I have not owned either, but what I do know is that both are known to be fairly calm, hardy and are not big layers. Australian Spotted I've heard are tasty and have a great texture despite their small size of around 2 lbs. East Indie's seem to be very popular at shows and are the smaller of the two. Both are absolutely gorgeous breeds!

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Where would you get Australian spotteds? I've not seen them for sale.

 

[LapisLazuli]

There is a breeder near me that I can buy from. Are these green heads or blue heads?

 

[LapisLazuli]

I would like to get a pair of Australian Spotted and a pair of East Indie and housing them together with several other duck hens. Would the two drakes fight if housed together?

 

[Isaac 0]

There is a breeder near me that I can buy from. Are these green heads or blue heads?View attachment 2323462

We must be looking at the same ad, I've been contemplating buying them for the past week or so . I bought a few east indies from the breeder last year, if you call, they may still have some drakes left. It might be worth a shot.

 

[LapisLazuli]

They are in Iowa about an hour away. I've been looking and a few days ago I found this listing.