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    Duck, Duck, Goose!

    Feb 09, 2018 5 minutes
    By Jennifer Kendall
    Photographs courtesy of the Livestock Conservancy

    Ever thought of adding ducks or geese to your home farm flock? While the chicken craze continues to sweep the country, lesser-known fowl species, such as ducks and geese, are also growing in popularity. Ducks and geese are useful, charming, and great additions to the small farm or homestead. They’ll do your yard work — offering free pest control and weeding — in addition to producing high quality eggs. They can further boost your output in the form of meat and feathers. Take a look at some of these endangered breeds of ducks and geese, and see where they might fit into your plan.

    Saxony duck

    STATUS: THREATENED

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