I want to buy some ducks in the spring. Yes i'm thinking ahead already. I want to get some ducks for laying eggs for eating and brooding ducklings. How oftern do ducks lay? What kind are the best to get? Which ones are quiet and gentle?
I am not a pro at ducks.. but I can tell ya that I have a Muscovy.. she lays and egg almost everyday, shes very broody (just hatched some baby chicks) and she just makes these little coooing sounds.. no quacking.. someone else might have had a different experience with them.
Khacki Cambells and Muscoveys were the two best I ever had but I didn't have too many different breeds.
how old are they when they start to lay? I have white crested and rouens...i think they are only about 5 months old or so.
i got mine from a lady who lives in suburbia and raises ducklings with her kids each year until they are too big for her yard then rehomes them.
Do you have to have a body of water like a pond for them. My dh tells me they do but i did not think so. Could a big kiddie pool work?
My runners and khakis are great layers, but my best is Miss Matilda Pekin Duck, who lays a HUGE egg every day excpet when she is molting. Most of mine are rescues. I refuse to support the spring duckling industry anymore, nor do we allow the ducks to hatch out. Too many abused and abandoned need homes. The ones I have gotten before they started laying began about 5 months (as far as I can tell) and about 7 for the scovy. They have 2- 350 gallon preform ponds as well as kiddie pools for their enjoyment.