Pekin

You misunderstand duck meat. A fatty bird is a huge pro in my book.

Nice one!

In deed!!! I think there are better pets than almost ANY duck, considering the duck's propensity to primarily involuntary defecation.

I've heard of house-trained ducks but have never actually seen one. lolol

Yep they're cuties

"I do have to say that they are beautiful and I mean GORGEOUS--big white pillows with sweet faces and dark eyes. They do seem relatively expedient in terms of feed--they do not eat a ton. I WANT to love them. Just can't see a use for them."

Phenomenal description.

I hope you can keep them and just enjoy their cuteness.

They're supposed to be a meat breed. I'm sure you can find a way to "enjoy" them.

Wow. You must have some strange Pekins. Their behavior is not normal from what I have experienced and read. ... You do not say what you are feeding them but ducks can not eat properly without water because they strain the food. Additionally, two drakes and one female is not advised. Here's what I would do. My Pekins are not hungry when it is muddy and they are straining the yard. Otherwise I supplement their diet with cracked and whole corn to which I add COPIOUS amounts of water - swimming in water. put a scant handful of layena pellets in there just for extra - they don't really like it. I refrigerate leftovers for a few hours (after my chicks pick through it) only cause It goes bad quickly with the wet layena in there. I also feed them next to a large bowl of water so they can also use that to strain the corn while eating. The aversion to water is so odd. It sounds like it is the pond they dislike and not water. Perhaps you could provide them with a little plastic pool or decorative pool they can get into under the grape trellis so nothing scary touches their feet. My Pekins will get a running start and throw themselves over the rim of the kiddy pool with great enjoyment. Pekins ARE territorial, just like chickens. Mine even tried to bully the Airedale but got bitten for their audacity. About the odd sexual behavior. I would give away of one of the drakes and try to stabilized their behavior as I outlined above with a corn slurry and a safe looking pool. You may find that they settle down and start behaving normally. My Pekins are very smart but they do need their water - in their food and close by to strain and play in. Good luck!

Everyone talks about the ducks being messy but I don't see it. They just hang around in the large back yard 24/7 and I rarely see anything. It's all the chicken poop I dislike!!! My Pekins are not noisy unless they are hungry or want my attention for some reason. They do like to dig holes and these can be quite deep and of some concern when the weather is rainy and they start routing out the dirt from under buildings and paving stones straining for bugs.!!! We were given the ducks and don't have eggs yet, I'll be interested to see those.

Sometimes, animals are aware of dangers in places we aren't privy too. Maybe they sense danger, a snapping turtle comes to mind. My parents ducks stopped going in the pond and later we found that a moderate size Sapping turtle moved in...

Thanks all.

We sent the Pekins to freezer camp. My other batch of ducklings (not Pekins) are fully grown, as is another set of ducklings I bought later. All of these take to the pond like...well....ducks to water.

Our current ducks act a lot more like ducks should I believe.

Your pekins are so gorgeous! Do you have a male and a female or two females?

Ohhhh, I want some. They look so regal.

I got 2 of these for a present and I have loved them since the moment I got them. Beautiful birds and handle the cold very nicely eggs taste great. Want to get more this spring.

First ....they are NOT. Small cute things.... They are huge cute things.....my khakis are less than half the size of my beast pekins.... When i got them as ducklings.... I didnt know they would get so big.... And they aint done growing yet..... They are very well mannered....they arent mean to the kids by anymeans....they also tend to scatter when Ya come near.... Unless of course ya have food. No complaints here.... Just be warned if new to the breed....they are big and eat alot.

A very good duck for many purposes. They have a sense of humor. They are great, once a day, egg layers. They are delicious meat ducks. They are LARGE like 9-10 pounds. Easy keepers - if you feed them and make sure they have plenty of fresh water. They like a swimming pool and they love, love to go worm hunting. They make wonderful instant manure. The girls are not as friendly as the boys, but the boys will rape your girls.

Looking two purchase two Female Pekin Ducks. Vermilion,oh