#2. Statistically False... Over 90% of all fowl raised on farms/homesteads are from hatcheries (Local feed store, Tractor Supply, ect.). Why? We've grown used to technology/convenience and rely on others to provide a product over incubating/brooding ourselves. Ducks in their natural environment are seasonal birds (they fly south for the winter / North for the summer). Even farm ducks that aren't happy with their environment will attempt to escape (because it's in the ducks traits). Which is why you have to either crop or clip your ducks wings. Chickens are domestic, like pigeons, they return to the same spot at the end of every day that they call home. A change in climate will not deter a chicken from its home. Chickens will share body heat and huddle up. Ducks don't usually share that trait... Winner in this case is Chickens...