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What is the friendliest breed of duck?

Discussion in 'Ducks' started by dehave, May 9, 2008.

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  1. May 9, 2008 #1
    dehave

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    I have young kids that will want to play with and handle the ducks. What breed would be most likely to enjoy that kind of interaction, if any?

    Thanks
     
  3. May 9, 2008 #2
    CindyS

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    call ducks of course:D but they can be hard to find in some areas
     
  5. May 9, 2008 #3
    chicken_boy_Kurt

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    Call ducks probably, but they are expensive and as mentioned before they are hard to find.
     
  7. May 9, 2008 #4
    Dodgegal79

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    I would say Muscovys are good too. Make sure to get girls.
     
  9. May 9, 2008 #5
    Bec

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    Pekins are extra friendly too!!!
     
  11. May 9, 2008 #6
    SundownWaterfowl

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    Call Ducks are the best.
     
  13. May 11, 2008 #7
    BeckyBird

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    Call ducks! Not only are they friendly, but they are the most adorable creatures on the face of the earth.
     
  15. May 11, 2008 #8
    nutmeggie

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    When I was doing research about what ducks are friendly (When I was going to get a couple as pets, ended up getting two geese instid for now) many people said Cayuga and Peking were very friendly towards people. They said Call ducks were friendly but also very noisy. I didn't want something too noisy so I steered away from the call ducks when I decided which breed I wanted to get. (I just ended up changing the type of bird instid) Good luck with the breed you get!! [​IMG]
     
  17. May 11, 2008 #9
    asher

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    My call ducks are not friendly, yet, but I do not think they have been very socialized. I have two girls and they are not very loud at all as long as I keep them together and don't try to catch them to coop at night. [​IMG]
     
  19. May 11, 2008 #10
    dehave

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    nutmeggie, what kind of geese did you end up getting? Was it because they are friendly? I think we need something bigger than call ducks. My daughter really wants Cayugas.
     

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