what duck breed should i get?

[Duck mommy 2019]

I would say get some bigger breeds than a khaki campbell to go with the pekin

lots of people told me the khaki would be fine, but she is less than half his size i think

 

[rp riley]

lots of people told me the khaki would be fine, but she is less than half his size i think

I think the khaki will be fine if you have other bigger breeds

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

I think the khaki will be fine if you have other bigger breeds

he won’t try to mate with her? i was really hoping to have her hatch out some khaki/pekin mix

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

He will but I was just saying get bigger breeds if you are going to get hens so he won't only have smaller ducks to mate with

i was thinking a muscovy, a cayuga, and maybe an ancona. not sure on their size though

 

[rp riley]

cayugas are 8 to 7 pounds, anconas are 5 to 7, a hen muscovy would be 6 to 8 pounds

 

[rp riley]

i was thinking a muscovy, a cayuga, and maybe an ancona. not sure on their size though

Just so you know if you cross a peking with a muscovy they will be "mule" ducks. They will be unable to reproduce

 

[3bird]

I really like the looks of silver appleyards I just can't find them anywhere

I'll ask on the SA pages to which I belong on FB. You are in OK?

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Just so you know if you cross a peking with a muscovy they will be "mule" ducks. They will be unable to reproduce

it would just be kept as a pet, so that would be perfectly fine

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Silver Appleyards are 7 to 10 pounds. ;-)

i love them, but i cannot find anyone around me who has them (and i don’t like live animals being shipped in the mail)

 

[Cocoanut88]

next year i am planning to get 1-3 more girl ducks to put in with my pekin drake (i already have two girls) and i want some opinions on breed!

so...
1) temperament - i want friendly ducks, as my ducks are pets and all love to be picked up and carried around the yard. i heard some breeds are more scared of people?

2) broodiness - i want atleast one duck that will go broody and hatch out babies, and so far i have khaki and rouen hens. they aren’t very broody?

3) size - i have a pekin drake, rouen hen, khaki hen, and a khaki drake (he will be kept seperate and get another drake friend). so only the pekin boy will be with the girls

I have 2 hens and a drake if you would like to add to the flock?