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-> Ducks forage in a way that you can run them through your garden space,

Reducing slug, snail, & overall bug pressure.

I'm about to run my ducks after I trellis tomatoes, but I'd never run my chickens.

-> You can also use the duck water & manure quicker than chicken manure which requires a longer composting period.

-> The eggs are way bigger / more nutritious

-> Ducks keep themselves cleaner due to being in the water, which also means less chance of ticks when you pick em up.

-> Ducks don't need as high of a fence, meanwhile chickens are likely to escape without a high fence.

-> Duck meat > Chicken meat

-> Roosters are very noisy, ducks are chill AF.

Ok following... mostly, don't ducks fly tho on the high fence thing.. Forgive my ignorance. How often do they lay?

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Depends on the breed, some ducks legit fly, but Ancona Ducks barely get off the ground & they're scared af in their temperament.

Ancona is supposed to be ~220 eggs per year avg.

I'm thinking about adding Khaki Campbell who supposedly can lay 300+.

Ancona is a heritage breed duck in the US though, so that's my focus.