What kind of duck do I need??

[hatchaholic]

We've got chickens, turkeys, and geese so now I need a couple of ducks. I just don't know much about the breeds, so I need some help in deciding what type I should get. I don't have a pond, but do have a couple of kiddie pools for the geese. My kids want something preferably with a green head, for whatever reason. I want something good natured.

Any suggestions?

Thanks ya'll!!

 

[DuckLady]

I would say one of each, but I am an enabler like that.

My best natured are my muscovies. Your kids wanting "greenheads refers to rouens or mallards. Rouens are more even tempered and best of all they can't fly like the mallards.

The drakes have green heads in almost all the mallard derived darker breeds, but the term "greenhead" usually refers to mallard or rouen drakes.

My buff duck is calm as are the swedes I have.

 

[setter4]

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I'm pretty sure she needs this 4 month old Muscovy that showed up at my house tonight! Please refer to EEEK It's a duck thread!

 

[hatchaholic]

Don't tempt me...I was only supposed to have 3 breeds of chickens. That's all. Just three. Now, depending on the success of my latest eggs in the bator, I'll be up to 10 breeds I think. And, still waiting on 2 more...

My DH will make me sleep with the ducks if I go crazy!! LOL!

 

[shelleyd2008]

My cayuga drake has a green head also, when the sunlight hits him just right! Other than that he is black, black, black!! My rouens are sweeties, though they won't let me to near them. But like terrielacy said, they can't fly, and the mallards can. If you got a mallard, you would have to clip 'his' wings (only males have the green heads btw).

 

[Ugly Cowboy]

Try a Rouen (did I spell that right?) There kinda neat!

 

[Smartie_Pants]

The breeds you should be looking at are either Rouens or Blue Sweds. They are very good tempered and great layers. Both lay big eggs and on a daily basis here. I would have to reccomend the sweds over the rouens. The rouens tend to be heavy and stumble and trip A LOT! I had a male who couldn't take two steps without falling. The Sweds also come in an assortment of colors. I have had basically pure white ones, light grey, black, brownish grey, and all kinds of colors come out. The black ones have a green sheen to them too.

 

[Wifezilla]

I would say one of each, but I am an enabler like that.

LOL

If my hubby sees your post, he wont let me play here anymore

(took me 2 years to talk him in to the idea of a couple of runners)​

 

[hatchaholic]

Thanks for all the input, everybody. Now if I can just find some eggs.....