Duck

Keeping ducks as a pet is fast becoming a trend all over the world. More and more people are starting to enjoy these intelligent, funny and amazing creatures. This article I will list my top picks of duck breeds that I think make wonderful family pets. What to Look for in a Breed of Ducks to … [Read more...] about Best Domestic Duck Breeds to Keep as Family Pet

Eggs are a big part of the daily diet. They contain valuable proteins, nutrients and vitamins. They give us wonderful fully omelettes, scrambled eggs, make quiche and we would not have great cookies or cakes without them. Why Duck Eggs are better than Chicken Eggs Duck eggs are thicker … [Read more...] about The Best Domestic Duck Breeds for Egg Production

More people in suburbia are finding the value in keeping a few ducks in the back garden. They can be quite soothing to watch as they waddle around foraging and quacking. Besides their ornamental value they also work for their supper! Why Keep Ducks They make a great addition to the … [Read more...] about Top 10 Domestic Ducks for the Backyard that also Make Good Starter Ducks

Not a lot of people think about cooking duck when it comes to poultry. It is mainly that of chicken and turkey. Unlike chicken and turkey meat duck meat is a lot darker than chicken meat. There are also pros and cons to eating more duck meat as opposed to eating that of chicken. There is a … [Read more...] about The Best Domestic Duck Breeds for Meat Production

As a chicken keeper, you are probably raising your eyebrow and thinking that to keep ducks you need a pond! Duck ponds are probably quite expensive to build and probably take a lot of maintenance. Then there is all the space in the garden that will be needed, a duck house and so the list goes one. … [Read more...] about Keeping Backyard Ducks – Pros and Cons

Ducks are fast becoming very popular for eggs, meat, ornamental and exhibition. As the demand for duck breeds grow there is a good chance that we could get to do some good and give some rare and or critically endangered duck breeds a better chance of recovering their population status. In this … [Read more...] about Domestic Duck breeds that are or are Fast Becoming Quit Rare

Just like chickens, duck breeds also come in miniature or rather Bantam sized ducks. There are also some larger sized breeds of ducks that have miniaturized versions. They come in many beautiful and varied splashes of color and character traits just like their larger counterparts. Bantam vs … [Read more...] about Bantam and Miniature Duck Breeds

These are one of the most striking duck breeds. The male has an intricate colorful pattern on nearly all of his feathers. Whilst the female is a soft elegant shade of silver gray with a seductive white eyepatch. Other Names: Pato Joyuyo (Spanish) and Carnard branchu (French) Found in these … [Read more...] about Wood Duck – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed

The oldest Gadwall duck on record was 19 years old. Most male ducks sport elaborately colorful plumage, but the Gadwall males have an intricately woven pattern of silver-grey plumes, with a mix of brown and black. The females look a bit like female Mallards but with a darker and slenderer … [Read more...] about Gadwall – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed

The Teal ducks are the smallest of the dabblers. There are three different kinds of Teal dabbling ducks and one is not much bigger or smaller than the other. There is the Cinnamon Teal and the Green-winged Teal. Due to their size, they do tend to stick to groups and can be found in shallow … [Read more...] about Blue-Winged Teal – Wild Dabbling Duck Breed