Fellow feather lovers...

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC! There are some duck encloser articles here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/other-fowl-housing.35/

And you might also want to start a thread in the duck forum:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/ducks.42/

 

[2geesegal]

Thanks for this help on breed selection!

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The Best Ducks for Laying Eggs
Updated on July 9, 2019

Drake Runner
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I am a duck breeder who relocated from urban life in Tampa, FL, to a rural mountainous area outside of Radford, VA.

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What Are the Best Duck Breeds for Eggs?
This is a tricky question. To answer it properly, we first need to determine a couple of things. What do you want the eggs for? Do you live in an urban setting or somewhere rural? Do you like greenish-blue eggs? You need to know what you are looking for before you get started.

In general, Pekin and Campbells produce the most eggs. Runners produce a substantial amount of greenish-blue ones. The Aylesbury, a form of Pekin, produces a good number of eggs, but it is critically endangered according to the Livestock Conservancy.

For this article, I used the duck comparison chart data from Metzer Farms, my personal experience raising ducks, and research data. I hope that all of this information will help you decide on the best duck breed for your egg-laying needs.

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[TheChiggens]

Glad you joined the BYC flock! And I'm bracing myself for the new flow of info I'm sure you will have!
~KEEEP ONNN CLUCKINGGG!!!!

 

[ValerieJ]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! btw, famous last words...

I don't want them as pets

 

[pennyJo1960]

Are you alone on the water hate to nay sayer Welcome to Backyard Chickens
get a few more chickens ? better layers ?

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Good luck with your all your poultry projects! Make yourself at home here and enjoy BYC!

 

[FathertoFeathers]

I have seen one of those floating coops attached overhead to a clothes line set up that pulls the coop out into deep water for the night. I question the safety of that in florida; gators and turtles would consider that a delivery service. Perhaps I should consider fencing into the lake ?

Theres always risks when you have them ou on the water like that. Ive seen snapping turtles swim up and tear legs off and I've seen alligators either kill or seriously maim ducks. I have personally never done this so I wouldn't know what the best course of action to take.

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome Hope the ‘duck folks’ will provide loads of info!!!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. In addition to lake access, a secure pen and coop are needed for evening protection and times of predation, and there will be predation.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!! Good luck on your adventures.