White Pekin Duck
Cute, fuzzy, yellow ducklings will be here this week, just in
time for Easter. Perfect for those Easter Photos, but they are so much more.
The Pekin Duck is well known throughout the world as the “meat duck”. They were
developed in China, and were first imported into the United States in the early
1870's. They grow fast and with a high feed to table conversion. They are easy
to clean and the meat is tasty.
For those of us that make pets of them, they are very
friendly and talkative. They lay up to 150 eggs a year and rarely go broody. If
you want ducklings you will need to hatch your own with an incubator. They have
beautiful solid white feathers and they do not fly very high. They thrive in
grassy open spaces, when kept in a muddy pen they go downhill quickly. These
ducks require a lot of water and prefer some space to roam and hunt bugs. They
will graze grasses and new plants. Word of advice, don't let them into the
garden unattended. They will eat your bugs, but will stomp and eat young
plants.
