What should i get?

[BuckzBarnYard1983]

Ducks are absolutely fantastic, depending on where you live. Beautiful creatures. And their eggs are delectable, so much better than a chicken's! Also rasing them is comparable to rasing chickens, which you have experience doing. Best of luck. Buck.

 

[Ridgetop]

Duck eggs and goat milk make the best custard. Super rich!

 

[Ilovemy5chicks08]

Thank you all again! I will keep updating as we move and buy some animals, i am hoping to get the ducks before we move!

 

[Ilovemy5chicks08]

Duck eggs and goat milk make the best custard. Super rich!

Ill have to remeber that. Goat milk may be better for me anyway im somewhat lactose intollerant i can have a little dairy.

 

[Ridgetop]

Remember that drakes are quiet, and ducks are noisy if noise is a problem. They are like chickens in reverse where roosters are noisy, and hens are quiet. Mature drakes have a sex-linked characteristic - they have a little curly tail which females lack. Chickens lay eggs just about every 24 hours, but ducks only lay eggs every 28 hours so you won't be collecting a duck egg every day. Also, if you want your ducks to raise ducklings you will have to supply a small wading pool for them. This is because duck eggs require some moisture in mom's feathers to hatch. Something about absorbing the moisture through the shells. In the wild ducks routinely nest around water where they swim and fish. Unless you have a pond on the property, you will have to supply water for them to bathe in to hatch their eggs, and a deep enough container for them to drink. Although I have heard of broody hens hatching a nest of ducklings. Chicken waterers

We love ducks and geese and plan to get some for our Texas pond.

 

[Ilovemy5chicks08]

Remember that drakes are quiet, and ducks are noisy if noise is a problem. They are like chickens in reverse where roosters are noisy, and hens are quiet. Mature drakes have a sex-linked characteristic - they have a little curly tail which females lack. Chickens lay eggs just about every 24 hours, but ducks only lay eggs every 28 hours so you won't be collecting a duck egg every day. Also, if you want your ducks to raise ducklings you will have to supply a small wading pool for them. This is because duck eggs require some moisture in mom's feathers to hatch. Something about absorbing the moisture through the shells. In the wild ducks routinely nest around water where they swim and fish. Unless you have a pond on the property, you will have to supply water for them to bathe in to hatch their eggs, and a deep enough container for them to drink. Although I have heard of broody hens hatching a nest of ducklings. Chicken waterers

We love ducks and geese and plan to get some for our Texas pond.

Thank you for the info!