Tastiest breed of duck ?

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Hi all, I'd like to know what's a good breed of uk based duck to rear for the table ?
I'm not too fussed for less fatty ducks as I like to crisp up the meat , idlike to incubate some eggs soon after new yrs
Regards Simon
 
I used to keep aylesbury pekin crosses, a big white duck with lovely creamy yellow under feathers, very laid back ducks too - they were a very nice tasting and grew quickly without getting huge - excellent crackling!! Muscovys taste pretty good too- although technically a goose not a duck, slightly gamier though than normal duck and breed like rabbits, but a nice size to feed more people!!!:D
 
Ah thanks for that , I've just bought some Aylesbury hatching eggs , not sure if theyl do any good
But I'm going to give it a go ,, how longs the incubation total for ducks ? I did hens @22 days
 
We have muscovies, lovely meat and lean for a duck. Wonderful flavour.

Duck eggs take 28 days, Muscovies 35 days.
 
Thanks , I have two muscovys ,girls ,both the males died suddenly A yr ago
,I'd never eat them now ! They were laying again till last week and they have stopped again now, when they put there mind to it I got loads of eggs ,
 
Opoligies to paddy , your not stupid , however I kept hens and ducks for eggs and meat ,
I don't want them in the house , knit jumpers for them & cuddle them all day , all my birds are freeranged , well fed & looked after ,
I enjoy rearing and occasionally we take one for the pot , it's life .
 
I have deleted a couple of posts from this thread. We understand that not everyone agrees with breedng livestock for the table, however everyone is entitled to their own opinion, these are welcome as long as they are considered and will not cause any upset or could be viewed as antagonistic.

Please read the title, and if the topic is upsetting please do not then read the thread, reactive comments are really not helpful!

Thank you :-)17
 
To those who don't like the thought of birds going for meat, and I don't want to start an arguement here on the morals of eating a living thing - but maybe give a thought as to why these breeds exist in the first place - we wouldn't have half of them if we didn't eat them, yes we use them now as pets and to look at, but they were originally bred for meat or eggs or both and still are. And the only way to preserve these breeds is to use them for that which they were bred for so you keep up the quality/productiveness of them otherwise you are only going on them purely for looks, the numbers would decline very fast if they weren't eaten so would shrink the gene pool. And would increase the amount kept in intensive conditions - for every free range home grown bird eaten that is one less bit of demand on the battery/grower system and one happier bird that at least had a nice life outside! - just a thought!! ;)
 
I wasn't going to post, but feel quite strongly about this.
I'm not a vegetarian, but only eat the meat if I can afford to buy good quality free range. The only animal friendly diet is a vegan one, as the Dairy industry is fairly cruel, bull calves slaughtered as surplus to requirements. If I grow my own hens for the table I'll be giving them a good life and a swift end. Can't see the problem with that.
 
Paddy_c20 said:
A lot better than eating meat
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Are you a vegan Paddy? I was a vegan as a teenager, but cannot eat soya- very difficult, as you can imagine. I am also concerned at the way soya is produced, taking up valuable forest space in developing nations.
Meat eating obviously is a personal choice, but the poster ^ up there is correct. The UK countryside would be bland and the diversity of animals would not exist if they where not kept for milk and meat. No one would keep them for pets.
 
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