What does one do with a pekin duck?

Solsken Farm

Songster
12 Years
I am going to pick up some bantams tomorrow and the guy emailed me tonight and asked if we want 3 free peking ducks. I know nothing about them. Can someone give me an idea what the heck folks do with these little critters?
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They lay nice big eggs that are great for baking. They are also wonderful meat ducks. I will warn you they eat like pigs. They are super poopers too.
 
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I just read about them on Wikipedia. Dear lord, the poor things are eaten when they are 7 weeks old!!!!!!!!!!! That is so sad.

We don't eat duck. I think I better pass.

But my favorite book growing up was called Ping, about a chinese duck. Obviously they did not tell the TRUE story of Ping.....
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I have a Pekin and Cayuga with my chickens. They're pretty fun and entertaining... they do eat and poop much more than chickens. If you have space, its not a problem.
 
Hi!
I didn't notice if the ducks are drakes or hens.
My Pekin drake harasses the chicken hens and tries to mate them. He brutalized my pen of NN Silkies before I realized he could snake under the fence.

What we do with Pekin ducks is raise them for the table --- some are *special* and are pets.

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Lisa
 

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