Welcome Phillip, I was stationed in Bamberg from 1965-1968. I loved being there. I raise bantam Vorwerks and find them to be a very beautiful bird. As best I can understand you raise tame ducks that have kept the ability to fly. Glad you found us.
Welcome from Connecticut. I too have some German ancestory. I studied the language for a semester in college but I had taken so many years of French I found it hard to go from English to German without translating to French first. Your English is very good!
Your chickens sound wonderful.