What is the fate of your ducks?

[Kathy farms]

This may perhaps been discussed somewhere in BYC; but I've been meaning to ask, do you keep your ducks as pets or for meat? I started keeping muscovies to be used for meat, but coming to BYC, it seems most people on here are keeping their ducks as pets...reading all the nice stories and watching my ducks grow, I'm beginning to wonder if I can eat them.

 

[tdd2]

Pets here, just love the little's!

Freezer camp just isn't in their futures...

 

[needlessjunk]

Mine are for eggs and are pets. I have nothing against raising them for meat but I would have a hard time culling mine. I think I could cull chickens easier though. For some reason ducks are just plain cute and cuddly.

 

[Skyfire]

Pets! I eat mostly vegetarian diet. A couple of nights a week I have fish. Lucky for the birds, 'eh?

 

[Magpie-ah]

Definately pets.

 

[seashoreduck]

A mix.

I got 11 from Metzer and at most keeping 7. The 4 that I do cul will be the welsh males and the screetchy one who I immagine is a female.

One is to be a guard duck/tick eater (male) the rest are going to be my layers and tick eaters.

 

[jtn42248]

Any animal that settles on our farm does so with a retirement plan in place. If something should happen to us while they are still alive we have made arrangements with a local rescue group to take them in for the remainder of their lives.

 

[Kathy farms]

Mine are for eggs and are pets. I have nothing against raising them for meat but I would have a hard time culling mine. I think I could cull chickens easier though. For some reason ducks are just plain cute and cuddly.

That's true, it seems easier to cull chicken. It could be the bonding issues with them...unlike having ducks, they're cute!

 

[PotatoWaffles]

My fiancé and I are hand raising ducks this year in hope that they raise their own ducklings next year, and then we would use those for meat. I know I can't eat the ones I raised, and we'll see about future babies. They might be too cute!

 

[Kathy farms]

Pets!  I eat mostly vegetarian diet.  A couple of nights a week I have fish.  Lucky for the birds, 'eh?

Oh yes, they're definitely lucky...occasional troubles for the fish though, lol.