Where to purchase my ducklings??

[ramsey121210]

Hello ! I was thinking about ordering my ducklings from metzer farms because I have heard good things about them but I have also heard some bad :/ did you have any good or bad experiences with them ? I was trying to order anconas but they didn't have them on the website and all the other websites had anconas but not the other ducks I would like and I can't buy just one because it will get hurt in shipment and I don't want that. Do you know any good sites to order ducks ? I would like 2 anconas a Cayuga , a Pekin , an Indian runner and a 300 hybrid layer or khaki Campbell ! I would love to find a good site that sells them all ! If not i will go without the anconas ! Thank you

 

[ducklover87]

It depends would you liked them sexed? Some hatcheries have Anconas but only straight run and very few will sex them. I was going to order my ducklings from Meters but like you wanted Anconas so I didn't but I've heard wonderful things about them and they have amazing customer service. I had placed an order with them until I found a hatchery that sexed Anconas and I emailed them and they responded back quickly and were very nice and understanding.

 

[ppimf]

http://www.idealpoultry.com/ this is who i use to get mine.

 

[EJPedrazzi]

Metzer's is a really reputable, professional business with fantastic ducks. I live close to them so can go and pick my ducks and eggs up and the girls are always lovely and helpful.
The ducks are bred really well, the crested's are genetically tested (if that's what you're after), they're strong, happy, healthy ducks. You can't go wrong ordering ducks from there!

 

[ramsey121210]

Thank you all so much ! And I would like a hen and a drake ancona . I found a website who sold them sexed but they didn't have the other breeds and you can't send only two at a time . :/ and I did see a lot of people refused to sex them .

 

[ducklover87]

I got mine from Estes hatchery. They are all very nice birds now that they have feathered out. They will sex the Anconas too. They just don't sell the 300 hybrid layer but all the other ones they do. https://www.esteshatchery.com/index.php?cPath=23&osCsid=a1434be42e7694821b41622cd80d0a1d.. they also might send extras which ive learned they are not always the same breeds

ETA: I got the required amount so not sure if they do the heat pack thing although I'm assuming they do.