All About Ducks

Do you keep a few Ducks or are thinking about getting some? We’ve come up with a few facts that perhaps you may not have heard of before in our list:

5 Facts on Ducks You Never Knew!

[1]  A Drake’s Penis will wither and fall off after mating season. It sounds shocking doesn’t it? But don’t worry, it doesn’t hurt and they will grow a new one! Mother Nature is both mysterious and wonderful!

[2]  Muscovies are the Nymphomaniacs of the Duck kind. Our Muscovy Drake will try and mate with literally anything and I’m not exaggerating. It doesn’t matter whether they are female or male, and another duck is great to have their wicked way with, but even a chicken or goose will do too

[3]  Ducks love ‘soup’….. but not the kind of soup that we know it as (although they like that too!) What I’m referring to is a watery soup filled with lots of tasty things. Put down a bowl of water, throw in a handful of frozen or fresh peas and you have pea soup that ducks love! Try adding lettuce or any sort of greens to the water for a little variety!

[4]  There are a couple of ways to sex a duck. The most popular ways are by listening to the quacks (or lack thereof), and examining the tail feathers (curly or not).

[5]  Did you know that Ducks turn white with age?  White ducks will always remain white their whole entire life. However, coloured ducks will develop white patches as they grow older and eventually turn completely white once they are very old!

We love raising our Ducks here at Little Booyal Farm. We have some rare breeds on the farm, as well as some beautiful call ducks. The call ducks are extremely friendly and quite often quackity quack softly to you, to socialise with you.