Awwww! Jackie, he is looking so cute! I just love those red heads! I have one like him I am keeping. They have blue undertones and red feathers so I think it will help in future generations with these colors.
Ducks! Did I hear someone ask about ducks????
I adore my ducks!
The eggs taste better, the creatures are just too funny and are always so busy getting their food from Mother Earth instead of my pocketbook. Muscovy are neat because they do not quack, they only make a hissing noise, however, picking them up will cause some deep tears in your skin if you are not careful. They have very long claws because Muscovy like to roost and other ducks sleep on the floor.
I love my Runners, too. Just very graceful birds moving silently around the farm. Those I can pick up and torture with kisses!
I do not have ponds and am glad. Ducks can make a huge mess of your ponds if not careful. Muscovy and Runners will get on water but are not as fond of it as other breeds. Also, Pekin ducks are land lovers. Please check into putting ducks on your ponds before you actually get any. I know I have read numerous testimonials that have been full of the horrors of trying to fix the pond back after ducks made a home on them. However, if you are set up for it then yeah, it would look cool.
I like my ducks where I can talk with them every day. They know certain words and react. I can say si-si to ask if they are ready to be let out of the pen every morning. Watch out or you get run over if they are ready! And at night I say bedtime and no matter where they are on the farm they come running to go back in their pen so I can coop them up for the night.
Ducks are super easy to herd and love snacks like peas or kitchen scraps. Our ducks take their daily naps by our back door so not to miss any tasty treats DH throws out.
Ducks lay their eggs during the night or early morning so cooping them for the night ensures me of a good egg collection.
