Sell Me On A Duck Breed

[FathertoFeathers]

I they're for pets I would absolutely go for runners. They are the most energetic, fun loving, and personality filled birds that I have ever had. They are the sweetest, sassiest and most fun to watch of any of the duck breeds I have owned. Runners are absolutely phenomenal.

 

[chickens really]

I they're for pets I would absolutely go for runners. They are the most energetic, fun loving, and personality filled birds that I have ever had. They are the sweetest, sassiest and most fun to watch of any of the duck breeds I have owned. Runners are absolutely phenomenal.

You had them how long?

 

[quackiemama]

Oh mercy, unfortunately I am familiar with ascites. RIP my poor Butter. More on my time with ascites. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ascites-in-backyard-chickens.75381/

My Chicken Medical Bag is well stocked. I guess I’ll need to get busy making one for ducks as well.

Well my goodness way more familiar than I am that is for sure. That is something I do not ever want to deal with again. It broke my heart.

 

[Miss Lydia]

You had them how long?

probably long enough to know his ducks!

 

[Mimi13]

My best pet ducks are my Muscovy ducks. They are very tame, easy to feed, never have leg problems, and usually live a long time. They lay a decent amount of eggs and are good broodies.

My runners and runner crosses are wild, they want nothing to do with me. Same with my call ducks, and all other quacking ducks,

When I go out to feed, it's always that Muscovies that I am tripping over, never the quackers.

Oh good gravy, I know what you’re talking about on the tripping part. My biggest chicken yard fear is tripping over a bird and either breaking a leg or worse yet, hitting my head making me unconscious so all my little vultures could feast on my body, starting with my eyeballs. Oh the horrors!

Just a question on a personal level about Muscovies: how do you get past the excessive red skin on the heads and face? Is it not as bad as the pictures seem, or is it something that is really endearing? Just wondering.

 

[Mimi13]

Muscovy are def the puppies of the duck world I love this breed too

What gives them this distinction?

 

[Mimi13]

My chicken ducks an geese all live together fine they all sleep in a large coop all but the geese they have their own house. No problems.

Will it just be a matter of proper integration with my chickens?

 

[casportpony]

Oh good gravy, I know what you’re talking about on the tripping part. My biggest chicken yard fear is tripping over a bird and either breaking a leg or worse yet, hitting my head making me unconscious so all my little vultures could feast on my body, starting with my eyeballs. Oh the horrors!

you're funny!

Just a question on a personal level about Muscovies: how do you get past the excessive red skin on the heads and face? Is it not as bad as the pictures seem, or is it something that is really endearing? Just wondering.

I guess you either like it or you don't most of mine aren't too bad.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They follow you around wagging their tails the drakes especially they are quiet they are called the Quackless ducks but they are a broody duck so that is something to take into consideration.

 

[chickens really]

Oh good gravy, I know what you’re talking about on the tripping part. My biggest chicken yard fear is tripping over a bird and either breaking a leg or worse yet, hitting my head making me unconscious so all my little vultures could feast on my body, starting with my eyeballs. Oh the horrors!

Just a question on a personal level about Muscovies: how do you get past the excessive red skin on the heads and face? Is it not as bad as the pictures seem, or is it something that is really endearing? Just wondering.

They don't act as Ducks because really because a different species again. More like a duck and chicken...Definitely not Ducks really.