Our farmer neighbor brought these over last week (9/18). We were hoping they were females so that we would get eggs. Alas, they are not. See that curly tail feather? That tells you they are males. They are Pekin ducks so they are good for eating... any one want a cheap duck dinner?
The chickens were very upset by the new comers but seem to have adjusted alright. At least their egg production wasn't affected so life goes on.
The kids have caught (cornered) the ducks a few times so they have been able to pet them and that makes their day (the kids, probably not the ducks). Today, Marissa even got one to eat out of her hands, while it was being held in place. At least they don't attack and bite us.
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