“Regardless of which breed (or breeds) of duck you choose to raise, you will discover the joy and satisfaction of keeping an extremely hardy, good-natured and productive type of poultry.
Ducks always seem happy.
They are easy to please; seemingly content with fresh food; clean water both to drink and in which to play and swim; a safe place to sleep and plenty of garden scraps, greens and weeds.
Ducks get along fine with chickens in a mixed flock and different breeds of ducks also get along with each other. Most breeds lay white eggs, but Runners, Mallards and a few select other breeds often lay greenish-blue eggs. Cayuga ducks lay charcoal gray or blackish eggs…”
