What duck breed should I raise? Call duck or Muscovy duck?

[olijo123]

Calls being bantams will eat less, period. My Muscovy given their sizes don't eat much BUT they free range and can supplement their diets well here for *most* of the year that said come winter? they eat, and a fair bit. The breeds are real opposite extremes being banty and large also 'scovies are not mallard derived and more geese, they are good personalities for the most part, i don't have pet ones, but if need be can handle all of them here.

Scovies are tremendously broody though and that can get old fast ... they also fly and well, though most drakes by maturity don't, the claws are something else.. and those are there from quite young, seen wee ones climb a gate before

Calls both sexes can fly and very well, they also adore water.. mine float and dive like no tomorrow, being small are also easily handled.

Neither are a 'bad' choice, clearly i have a fondness for both as i have both lol but IMO serve different purposes. GL deciding!

Thanks for your help! Looks like I have some thinking to do! Lol

 

[learycow]

I say both too

I LOVE my calls. They are not as personable as the muscovy, but they sure are fun to watch.
As mentioned, they are noisy. Not too messy, eat less because they are smaller. I have mine in a large dog kennel and they go in their own coop at night.

My muscovy are very friendly, very colorful (I like the barred best), great at foraging, but eat a ton of grain in the months where theres nothing to forage. Its also nice to have broodies that will hatch anything you put under them!

tough decision if you really have to pick one!