Hello.
I'm Shadrach, or should I write my Drake is called Shadrach and I'm posting on his behalf.
I live in Montsney National Park in Catalonia, a province in Spain.
I got given a male and female last year. Unfortunately the male got killed by one of the few predators we have here and having grown to like the breed, I got another pair. The original female Jenny produced two chicks earlier this year so now I have five.
Shadrach (male)
Jenny (female)
Hannah (female)
Lotti (female hatched by Jenny)
Sheba (female hatched by Jenny)
During the day they are completely free range and at night they sleep in a makeshift duck shed.
Both the female adults fly, often, but not far. Shadrach can fly but rarely does.
Hannah likes to perch. Her favorite spot is on the top rail of a fence overlooking the valley.
There is a small tank full of water about half a metre deep set in the ground nearby their house and all the females like to swim and wash.
Shadrach doesn't seem too keen on swimming or washing.