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RE: The Perfect Homestead Duck! Ancona - A Rare Heritage Breed!
Hello!
Maybe a silly question, you mentioned dual-purpose ducks, I see the egg ;p - whats the other purpose you refer to?
Would it be eating bugs?
Dual purpose in poultry generally means they're good both for eggs and meat. So you can hatch and keep hens for eggs and grow cockerels on for the table.
How could I forget about meat! I love a good christmas duck ;p
That sounds yummy! We have a few extra drakes from this hatch I may have to use for that!
Muscovies are the best duck breed for eating bugs. The ducklings actually hunt flies, mosquitoes, fleas and ticks - one of the primary reasons why I chose the breed, because we live in serious tick country here.
Also, Muscovy ducks are unusual in that they roost like chickens, have claws on their webbed feet, and their meat is said to have a similar taste and texture to fine veal. They are really more closely related to geese than to true Mallard-type ducks.