This year we are trying something new: baby ducks.  We ordered Pekin, Muscovy and Rouen.  Personally I would like to try Indian Runners for some duck eggs, the farm store does not carry them.  So I settle for duck meat.

The day old baby ducklings are larger than baby chicks with cute beaks. 

They cost more than baby chicks and are quite messy.  Because of their long beaks, water would slip out when they drink and the feed would spread everywhere while they eat, causing much waste. 

We are going to keep them for a couple of months and butcher them for meat.  The cost of processing is duck $7 per bird, more than double the $3 charge per chicken. 

11 baby ducks.
Starting them in the rabbit hutch because the mobile fence is occupied by white rocks.