Getting a few ducks, breed suggestions?

[jennybvcr]

I have two Welsh Harlequins and a Cayuga. The Welshies are definitely quieter than the Cayuga, who seems to think she runs the show. One Welshie is bolder/friendlier and the other hangs back. This is all to say I think Welsh Harlequins are lovely, calm, relatively quiet back yard ducks, but it all really seems to depend on individual personality.

My Cayuga will kick up a fuss whenever she sees us pull into the driveway or in the kitchen window, but then I open the door and tell her to "hush up" and she does so... Even when the ducks are shouting, they're less annoying than my neighbors chickens.

 

[ChristineR]

Metzer Farms has a nice duck breed comparison chart that rates temperament. The calmest breeds that they sell are Welsh Harlequin, Saxony, and Appleyard. I've only had WHs out of those three. My Ancona ducks are pretty laid back, too.

http://www.metzerfarms.com/DuckBreedComparisonNew.cfm?affiliate=undef&CustID=23612192