What Breed Should I Get?

[KaleIAm]

You have red the funny stories about @SuperDuck 's two Pekin Drakes, have you?

I have the biggest crush on those duck boys!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I have the biggest crush on those duck boys!

Me toooooo!!!

 

[Aunt Angus]

Pekins are in my future, in all likelihood. Chickens and ducks are like potato chips.
You can't have just one!

Or two.

Or twelve.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Pekins are in my future, in all likelihood. Chickens and ducks are like potato chips.
You can't have just one!

Or two.

Or twelve.

I have forty (40!) and i'm still considering to buy an incubator…

 

[Aunt Angus]

I have forty (40!) and i'm still considering to buy an incubator…

See? Addictive.

And now that I have a larger property, I know I'm going to have a problem. And all you enablers here on BYC aren't helping, either.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

See? Addictive.

And now that I have a larger property, I know I'm going to have a problem. And all you enablers here on BYC aren't helping, either.

How many acres? - You know you can have about 1,000 ducks per acre!

 

[grolschie]

With my scientific study, with a sample size of n = 1 (i.e. just me), I thereby conclude that Black Swedish ducks are the very best ducks.

 

[HalfWayUpAMountain]

I am putting in a big shout for KC's and Buff Orpingtons. Appreciate that makes for a sea of brown but all my pures and x's between the two have large and distinctive personalities !

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

With my scientific study, with a sample size of n = 1 (i.e. just me), I thereby conclude that Black Swedish ducks are the very best ducks.

I love my Black Swedish girls and their squeaks!
But my favorites are the White Layers and the F&W Indian Runners.

 

[SweetLittleChicks]

Hi!

I have ALWAYS wanted ducks. I LOVE ducks. I plan to get a few this spring now that I have a lot more room. I have a small flock of chickens (getting more of those, too, come spring). These ducks will be pets more than anything, but I do like duck eggs!

Now that I am finally getting them, I am like a kid in a candy store! I don't know what kind to get! I adore Runners, but Cayuga are gorgeous. And Pekin are adorable. And my hubby likes Swedish. And Appleyards seem fantastic. Ahhhhhh!


I would prefer ducks who don't fly. They will be in a fenced area (about 1/4 acre in area) shared with my chickens, but they'll have their own wing of the chicken house (pardon the pun).

Advice? I'm leaning towards Runners for cuteness, but I've heard they can be really standoffish. I don't need them to be my best friends, but I need to be able to handle them to care for them.

TIA!

(I'm so excited!!!!)

You should get buff Ducks there so sweet and Calm there my all time favorite for there calmness and sweetness Also you should the welsh harquinn duck there very petty and confident and sweet in my experience Or the Blue swedish ducks there also sweet Well those are my favirote breeds