I think I know the answer to this but is there a quiet female duck?

[AuberyMirkwood]

I think I know the answer to this but is there a quiet female duck? I know Cayugas and Muscovies but they just seem too big

I have 1/10 an acre and everything I have is mini. Bantams, dwarf trees, etc. I've never seen a Cayuga in person but a 7 pound duck next to my 2 pound chickens and wandering my property seems like Godzilla lol... Is there any small breeds that are quiet? Does any one have comparison pictures? I guess I'm a bit gun shy as I raised 7 pekins as a teen and they were the messiest, biggest, greediest (50 lbs of food a week!) LOUDEST creatures I have ever met and I hated them, tasted great though

I know ducks are messy, I don't mind that, I just don't want monsters running around

 

[pips&peeps]

My welsh harlequins seem to be pretty quite compared to the runners I've had.

 

[Kevin565]

All female ducks with the exception of Muscovies are relatively loud.Some are quieter but not necessarily "quiet". Have you thought about a exotic species?

 

[AuberyMirkwood]

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What did you have in mind?

 

[Kevin565]

Will they be free ranging or in a run?

 

[dianaross77]

Only the Muscovy drakes are large. The girls are pretty petite.

 

[HollyBird24]

Muscovy females are quite gentle and not very big, they don't quack at all. Instead they make a cute little whispering sound almost.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

My welsh harlequin hens a very quite compared to the rouen hens. I love my welsh harlequins for that reason. (and many more)

 

[robin127]

I can hear the blue Swedish 300 yards away, but the cayuas only about 100 yards. I suppose quiet is relative.

 

[Going Quackers]

Yeah Muscovy hens are not big at all.. my girls are all fairly petite... a single arm-full and they are generally very quiet.. mine 'talk' to me but it's just a gentle chirp/peep... they are capable of louder noises(quack) but that is usually only when startled or scared .. honestly the drakes make way more noise with their hissing...