Cayuga

Absolutely stunning!We ordered five straight run Cayugas. Wound up with two drakes and three hens. They are all beautiful! One of the girls is currently on week three of sitting on her nest. Given our boys seem a little clumsy in the mating area, we will see if any of the eggs actually hatch. I hope so! She is trying so hard. I know some domestic breeds aren't likely to see a hatch through to the end but so far this girl is trying. (We also have a Pekin trying real hard as well). With the Pekins in the group I can't be sure, but best I can tell the Cayugas are fairly quiet. The Cayugas are fairly shy but then again, we weren't looking for cuddly pets, we were looking for reliable egg layers (and they are!!!) and ducks to help keep the algae growth on our pond to a minimum and they're doing a great job at that. If I have to buy more ducks, I would definitely get the Cayugas given their willingness to sit on a nest, reliable egg production, temperament, and winter hardiness (Buffalo, NY). (Regarding shipping - we also ordered straight run Pekins in the same batch and all ten ducks arrived alive and thrived.)

Sent the wrong sexI ordered a few ducklings and 3 of them were cayugas I ordered 2 females and 1 male but they sent 2 males and 1 female and even had the 2 males banded as males, even tho it clearly states I ordered 2 females, I am very displeased because now I have wasted my time and have an extra male in my program that I'm just gonna have to cull when the time comes and now I'm short a female.