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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Jackie 2 on February 13, 2013, 10:21:30 pm

Title: Eating ducks, which breed please?
Post by: Jackie 2 on February 13, 2013, 10:21:30 pm

Ive just bought a couple of hatcheries and was wanting some ducks this year to eat so which breeds do you suggest please?

Title: Re: Eating ducks, which breed please?
Post by: HesterF on February 13, 2013, 10:37:08 pm

I'd have thought any of the large breeds but I'm no expert. I've got Silver Appleyards which I'm hoping to breed from (first egg today - yay!) and I believe they're good eating although yet to try myself. They certainly look like they'd have a lot of meat on them!

H

Title: Re: Eating ducks, which breed please?
Post by: fairhaven on February 14, 2013, 08:14:06 am

We have Aylesburys & Aylesbury x Muscovy for our meat ducks - Nice size, Lovely meat.  1 duck will do a good meal for us & the 4 kids.

Title: Re: Eating ducks, which breed please?
Post by: Jackie 2 on February 14, 2013, 08:54:59 am

Thanks :) Alesbury's and Alesbury x Muscovy's it is then :)

Title: Re: Eating ducks, which breed please?
Post by: graham-j on February 14, 2013, 09:45:51 am

Hi,large white Pekings,Cherry Valleys if you can get hold of them are really good.

Graham.

Title: Re: Eating ducks, which breed please?
Post by: Jackie 2 on February 14, 2013, 12:52:29 pm

Ill see what eggs ebay are selling. :)


They will all hatch at approx the same time so hopefully Ill get a good mix of breeds and then see which I like the best.

Title: Re: Eating ducks, which breed please?
Post by: Beeducked on February 14, 2013, 06:38:17 pm

I was very impressed by the saxony's we raised last year and will be definitely doing them again this year.

Title: Re: Eating ducks, which breed please?
Post by: Jackie 2 on February 14, 2013, 06:57:12 pm

Thats another added to the list. Thanks

Title: Re: Eating ducks, which breed please?
Post by: Birdie Wife on February 14, 2013, 08:15:52 pm

Muscovies are good,they make a large lean carcass and are excellent mothers.  You can cross them with a Pekin drake for an even better hybrid, apparently.

Title: Re: Eating ducks, which breed please?
Post by: Jackie 2 on February 15, 2013, 06:23:32 am

Lovely, thank you :)