Okay, so here's the deal....
I have my Muscovies just for pets all 30-something of the little boogers, lol. My friend has mixed breed ducks and as soon as they hatch babies, she has been giving me all of the ducklings right away because of crow problems. I raise them for her and because she does need some females she will get some girls back when theyre older. I currently have a batch of 7 plus a Khaki girl someone gave me for free & i also just recently picked up 8 more new babies from her...
I am getting kind of attached to them! and now i am really considering keeping some. I had other ducks before but because of predator problems i rehomed them. I believe i have that predator issue resolved now so that it is safe for them to be here. I didn't have my previous ducks long enough for them to start laying or anything.
I want to know why you guys keep ducks/mixed breeds. Obviously these would also be pets too but they would need to help pay for their feed too. I could sell eggs, maybe ducklings too during certain times of the year. Do you ever make any profit off egg/duckling sales? or just break even or neither?
I know entertainment wise they're worth it, but like i said, i already have my Muscovies and thankfully they're good forragers!!
I have my Muscovies just for pets all 30-something of the little boogers, lol. My friend has mixed breed ducks and as soon as they hatch babies, she has been giving me all of the ducklings right away because of crow problems. I raise them for her and because she does need some females she will get some girls back when theyre older. I currently have a batch of 7 plus a Khaki girl someone gave me for free & i also just recently picked up 8 more new babies from her...
I am getting kind of attached to them! and now i am really considering keeping some. I had other ducks before but because of predator problems i rehomed them. I believe i have that predator issue resolved now so that it is safe for them to be here. I didn't have my previous ducks long enough for them to start laying or anything.
I want to know why you guys keep ducks/mixed breeds. Obviously these would also be pets too but they would need to help pay for their feed too. I could sell eggs, maybe ducklings too during certain times of the year. Do you ever make any profit off egg/duckling sales? or just break even or neither?
I know entertainment wise they're worth it, but like i said, i already have my Muscovies and thankfully they're good forragers!!
