Has anyone heard of Smew Duck. I'd like to try and find some

[jack & mommy's duckies]

I've heard a little about the Smew Ducks and just love them. Wonder if anyone knows where to get some eggs or hatchlings.....

Any leads would be great.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Would love to see a pic.

 

[Matapatos]

There are many breeders that have them, quite pricey though! Looking at around $500 a pair and up... Great looking birds. Go onto mallardlanefarms.com and look under the diver section. I am in no way affiliated with them, other than buying some ducks from them, but their website is a great resource! You'll probably only find adult birds, not many sell them as hatchlings, really hard to raise divers from what I understand. Could be wrong though... Good luck!

 

[jsvand5]

There is a pair on eggbid right now. They are definitely the next on my list. Pretty pricey though.

 

[jack & mommy's duckies]

yes they are............But sooo pretty. and yes sooo expensive. Hoping to find a nice pair for a good friend.

 

[spectrumranch]

We have smew, I will have to see if I can find some photos, we have all ours at a friends house for breeding as we do not have a pen setup for them yet since I moved.

 

[Outbackhill Kennels]

fyi I am the good friend if thats the term we are using. Sorry I ran across the thread and had to make an appearance.

 

[jack & mommy's duckies]

lol, I'm speechless......silly boy.....love ya

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

I wish I had some friends buy me some!!
I had them for years, They are half price now if that makes $500 + sound better to you now.

These are a special care bird though, just incase you arent aware of that. They are a merganser species that naturally eat fish and crustaceans in the wild.
Hi protein feeds, and floating catfish food is pretty much a must for them.
I also kept out minow traps in our pond/swamp amd fed them everything that we caught, fish, eels, crawfish, etc, they loved that.
If you are new to this, (dont know you level with them) I'd highly recommend you start with Hooded Mergansers first and work your way up.
Yearlings are the only way you'll find these guys, no one in their right mind will sell eggs or ducklings out of them.
Oh, that's another thing, if you do eventually raise any, hooded, or smew, they must be started with mealworms, like I said, they are live food eaters, and just have no idea what to do with crumbles at first!!

 

[elijahpark]

I love them also, have you tried Hilltop? http://www.hilltopfarmsny.com/hilltopfarms-bdy-Baikal-Teal-Ducks.html If you have other relies, I can't see them but I'm trying to make this whole forum work still.