Friendly duck breeds?

[Abriana]

No Duck needs a pool all the time....They just like one...Muscovy are less prone to water ....They do need deep enough water to dunk their heads and wash up in...

My waterer will be deep enough for them to do that.

 

[chickens really]

Yes...Small kiddie pools are easy to dump and keep outside of the run..I use rubber stock bowls in the run for drinking, bathing....

 

[chickens really]

The water from the pool can be used to water your flowers and shrubs.....Great fertilizer.....

 

[PatrickRoo]

I am thinking about getting ducks and i am wondering if anyone knows of any very friendly, liking to be held or at least sitting on your lap, pretty ducks that can live with just two other ducks? I want a male and two females. Would that work or do I need more ducks in a flock? Does anyone know of a place i can buy good-quality ducks? These are pets, not egg layers/meat birds so laying doesn't have to be great.

I have a Khaki Campbell, a Blue Swedish, and a Pekin. They are all super sweet and friendly, but the Pekin is hands down the best. My Pekin is more friendly than my other ducks and is more tame than the others. She eats out of my hand and comes running up to me when I open the gate that goes into the pen. As for a place that sells high quality ducks, you can't go wrong with Metzer Farms.

 

[chickens really]

Around here Hatcheries do not sell Ducks...Facebook, local papers, 4-H clubs...Kijiji here....Buying local is best because the Ducklings do not need to be shipped....Look here on the buy and sell thread....

 

[Abriana]

I am buying mine from Metzer farms hatchery. Do a lot of ducks die during shipping? Also, do your ducks get your pen all poopy and dirty? I've heard they poop everywhere, all the time, and a lot, and it stinks. How often do you move your ducks?

 

[jofanx]

Compared with chickens, duck poo smells heavenly. No worse than goose poop. I keep them on wood chips in the run, straw and wood shaving in the coop. No food or water in the coop. Accidentally brushing against chicken poop is like the worst thing ever because you don't know where it is but the smell just follows you around--and then with chickens your yard becomes a really not fun game of minesweeper if you let them free range. Duck poop I don't even notice unless I take a look at the bottom of my shoe.

My ducks free range. I do a full coop clean up (all bedding replaced) every two weeks.

 

[Abriana]

Good to know! And you have Pekins right?

 

[Abriana]

I have a Khaki Campbell, a Blue Swedish, and a Pekin. They are all super sweet and friendly, but the Pekin is hands down the best. My Pekin is more friendly than my other ducks and is more tame than the others. She eats out of my hand and comes running up to me when I open the gate that goes into the pen. As for a place that sells high quality ducks, you can't go wrong with Metzer Farms.

Thats good to know! Thank you for your help!

 

[jofanx]

No, I used to have pekins and cayugas (couldn't deal with the noise) and now I focus solely on muscovies.