Reviews by MissusDee

I bought this 3 years ago to keep ducklings in during the day when I wasn't watching them. It was perfect for that, and used in a place where I didn't have to worry about them being snatched by predators. Other uses have been to keep an injured duck separated from the others inside the pen, and it would be great for a hen with chicks for that purpose as well. Current use is daily, when I let out my two RIR hens. I think maybe one more would be tight, but maybe nice for 3 bantams for this purpose. Unless you were using this inside another structure that was predator proof, I can't see this as an overnight coop, but as a day tractor, it's great.

I got some of these by accident and fell in love with them. Nice breed, lays a good number of eggs on a regular basis. A very pleasant duck to have running around the homestead, and relatively quiet.

My favorite duck. I have had these guys, depending on the time spent with them, either being very bonded with me, or not so much. I have one that is really a great funny friend and follows me around like puppy. They are lightweight if you need to tend or pick them up, but if you plan to eat them, they have a more wild taste and not as much meat. I have heard they aren't great layers, but I found with two hens we had eggs just about everyday all summer. They don't seem to lay much in the darker months. They are very chatty ducks. I have different breeds, and these guys are always the loudest (and they are my smallest ones).

They make great pets, keep in mind though they will be heavier than a lot of other ducks. Are not good foragers. I find giving them some extra vitamins help. I had some leg problems with them as ducklings, as they grow so big and so fast, so I made sure they got extra niacin in the form of brewer's yeast or crushed niacin from the drugstore (not the nonflushing kind). They all eat out of my hand!