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- Dec 28, 2016
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I am getting my first ducks for eggs this spring.. I have a couple questions I was hoping someone would have experience with? Right now I am planning to get 2 Welsh harlequin, a pekin, and a Cayuga. I am going to be ordering from Metzer I think and really want to handle them often as they grow so they are friendly when adults, I have two children who will be around them and really want them to be as friendly and able to be held/played with. Are these good breeds for both the pet aspect and the egg laying? They will be free range except at night, I live on the water so hoping they'll have a lot of natural foraging but my other question is what is the best feed for ducks? I would love to be able to grow a majority of their food if possible but just don't know what their main source of food should be? My last question is are ducks actually "trainable"? I'm nervous about them wandering away and not coming back? I do live in a small town with neighbors, I attached a photo of my backyard so you can see the water I am speaking of, I would like if they stayed back in this slew and would know to come back to their coop at nightfall, is this possible? If so, any tips on how to train them successfully? Sorry for the long post! Thank you!!