Can I put in a word for my Minature Apricots. They are pretty good layers, almost one a day each in the season from about feb, but come July August tend to go broody, but they do make terrific Mums, and all of mine carry the cresting gene, so you could get one like this
The males are not rapists and though they will cope with several females are equally happy as pairs, plus the flock is quiet except for feeding time (can't stand endlessly quacking ducks). They are small enough that they don't damage the garden when hunting for slugs, but any spare males carry plenty of meat of a very good flavour (apologies to those who don't eat their own birds, but I am from a generation which admired the utility qualities of poultry
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Of all the breeds of ducks I have kept I have found these to be the best for my purposes.
I do have some spares this year - so if anyone is interested please PM