Hi! I've been a Pekin duck owner for about 18 months, and have been browsing answers on BYC since the beginning. Not sure why I never officially joined before now. I refer to my girls as 'City Ducks' because I actually live in one of the few residential (houses w/yards) areas in downtown Indianapolis. And my girls are probably overly spoiled, because of that - definitely more of a family pet than farm animal. I love my girls to pieces!