Duck

Season dates and the structure changes were approved by the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission during its May meeting. The 2022 waterfowl season will follow… Read More »Is It Duck Season In Arkansas?

The law against baiting was added to the federal waterfowl regulations in 1935, when severe droughts and dwindling habitat had so diminished the supply of… Read More »Can You Bait For Ducks?

Although raised predominantly as a “table” or meat bird, Pekins do make wonderful pets and laying ducks. They are docile, friendly and can lay between… Read More »Are Pekin Ducks Good Layers?

They were domesticated 4000 BC by Egyptians, Chinese and Europeans. What was the first duck? The wild mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is believed to be the… Read More »When Was The First Duck Discovered?

Domestic ducks are domesticated from mallards since about 2,200 years ago in China as a single domestication event (Qu et al. 2009; Zhang et al.… Read More »Who First Domesticated Duck?

The Pekin is a large domestic duck. Pekin Ducks have pure white feathers with orange legs and bills. Can you get a white duck? Aylesbury… Read More »Are There Pure White Ducks?

The Pekin duck breed has been domesticated for more than 2,000 years. While the exact origin of the breed still often sparks dispute among historians,… Read More »Where Do White Pekin Ducks Live?

Their webbed feet, which have connections between their toe-like digits, help them swim faster, while special characteristics of their beaks, like the mallard’s pecten, tiny… Read More »What Makes A Duck Survive On Land?

Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water. Ducks are sometimes confused with several types of unrelated… Read More »Where Does Duck Live In Water Or Land?

Mallard ducks are sexually dimorphic, which means the males and females look different from each other. The females are brown and relatively dowdy, whereas the… Read More »Are Male Ducks White?