They haven't yet...I got some about a year and a half ago, then some more this spring. None have gone broody so far.
I'd like them to because I'd like more..they just haven't, yet.
I'd like them to because I'd like more..they just haven't, yet.
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Welsh and Cayuga are my favorites,
Four boys
Pretty girl
I've ordered all mine from Metzer as well. Both breeds are relatively calm and quiet. If you were to compare a Welsh egg to that of a chicken, it would still be a jumbo. (I can't fit some of my Cayuga eggs in jumbo chicken egg containers) I've had Welsh for a year now. The girls took the month of January off, but now they are starting to lay again.
JessiLynn,
From what I can tell, both breeds are fairly calm. Every once in a while you will get a loud "quack", but most of the time it sounds like they are chatting amongst themselves. In the middle of a hot Florida day here, the flock will find some shade and nap for hours.
Krazy,
The Livestock Conservancy keeps a list of all domestic livestock in addition to poultry. As commercial farms want the biggest, fastest growing, highest egg producing birds they can get, the other less "productive" breeds get cast aside. It is a relatively small community who keep ducks for pets or for show. I believe there is a master list of thousands of livestock breeds, sadly one breed goes extinct each month. I have no plans to eat my ducks, so this was one of the reasons I picked these specific duck breeds, especially the Welsh Harlequin.
Reference: http://www.livestockconservancy.org/
IMHO,
Rich