What’s your favorite duck breed? Why?

[Quarterhorses1]

What duck breed is y’all’s favorite? I like Rouen!!

 

[fatty and friends]

i have 2 pekin, 1 khaki, and 1 rouen!

 

[Isadora]

I'm on team runner.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Dutch Hookbills are definitely my favorite. I love how docile they are, how they have so much personality and of course their stunning bills. Runners are a close second. These two Hookbills are from this year's first hatch:

This little Hookbill was the only one to make it from the last hatch so she's been spending her days with me inside waiting on her new friends to arrive this coming week (Female Blue Runner, Female Fawn & White Runner and Female Buff):

 

[Quatie]

A favorite breed is pretty hard for me to choose.

I love my Saxony ducks. They are super social and curious and the first ones to look to for trouble. They are also are a bit of a guard duck. They will all start quacking loudly and follow cats until they leave and quack for a bit longer for good measure. But they also do this with squirrels . They are however very broody and hormonal during the breeding season. 5 out of 5 went broody this year. One has been broody for a couple months now. That is a bit of a downside to them.

My Muscovy are also super great. They are tough ducks and but can also be so gentle. They are pretty good characters and fun to watch. They really like discipline and order, unless they want to cause a bit of chaos. Then they are all about causing trouble. They are also super smart ducks, which is great and leads to some issues when they want to cause trouble. These guys then will also surprise me and put a problem duck in its place and try and create more harmony in the flock.

I also really like my Cayugas. They are the most social ducks I have and never went through that phase of humans are scary. They were just so friendly even as ducklings day 1 when we got them. I also really like how they whiten over time as they molt each year. I really like how they look.

I also really love my runners. They are adorable when they walk. They are great bug catchers and really determined foragers. They also get along with other ducks and just need an area to forage. I unfortunately have had more health issues with them, but that is likely my bad luck. One had a respiratory issue young, then she had a vent prolapses. Another one has a slipped tendon that occured as an adult. Otherwise they are super sweet ducks and more likely to lay blue or green egg.

My khakis Campbell is very high energy and is always running around and foraging. She is super sweet and gets along really well with all my ducks. Despite being super small she is a bit of a firecracker. I just got two new ones that are older ducklings. They are a bit skiddish, but super sweet when I have to hold them. They also just really want to be with other ducks.

My swedish are also a favorite. They are just so relaxed and chill ducks. They enjoy foraging, but also enjoy relaxing. They like to do their own things at times but enjoy being with the others in the flock too. They also will defend the other ducks from bullying sometimes. They are a bit more quirky.

My Pekin is probably my least favorite. They have sweet disposition and lay a ton of eggs. But they require a lot more care. I am down to one now. She requires daily calcium because she never took a break from laying and never molted last year. I am hoping she will take a break this year. She also had bumblefoot and her feet will never be same again. She is quirky, but too many health issues with them.

 

[CoriM]

I have always loved pekins the best, but I agree that they have too many issues and that makes them difficult, though they are delightful. Recently I've really been enjoying my Buff and my white and fawn runner. If I was getting more, that's the direction I would lean. Although the welsh are great and my duclairs are sweet and smart and cute. They're all so great!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have Muscovy,Runners and Buffs. My very first ducks were Muscovy(2004) so they will always hold first place in my heart. They are def chill compared to my Runners. Kinda lazy now that they are 10 and 11 yrs old. My Runners and Buffs hatched together so the 2 females Buffs are attached at the hip to the Runners. These are my busy ducks always swimming or foraging. And clowns. Love their personality.

 

[Quarterhorses1]

How old is s/he? Do you have pictures?

6 weeks.

 

[ruthhope]

I love all ducks! My own are muscovy and pekin but I like seeing wild ducks on the pool and ponds near home. Wild mallards are great -- three dropped in at my son's yard this spring but we had to ask them to leave because of the risk of Avian 'flu. For a month this spring, there was a lonely grebe on a nearby pond. Then it was gone: I hope it went off with another grebe. In june two black-bellied whistling ducks arrived on a retention pond near me. I really enjoy seeing them all.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I'm up to 13 Call Ducks now and I LOVE them The many colors and the amount of noise that comes from such little things

This doesn't discount my love for my Aztec's, which have a lot of Call duck in their genetics. They oftentimes have quack offs with my Calls

My Australian Spotted ~identifies~ as a Call Ducks as well

My Buff Duck has an amazing quirky personality. She is the biggest character of all 24 ducks and is always up to something. She's hilarious and is my best friend anytime I'm digging up earthworms Any other time, she tolerates me and allows me to look but no touch

I feel the same way about my Pekin as Cori and Quatie. She's so special and I love her dearly but she needs a lot of extra care and I still continue to worry about her constantly.