Most Mallards make great setters as do Wood Ducks and Mandarins. I would also include the colored Calls (not the Whites). Which breeds make especially good setters among the ducks? I would mention first and foremost the Muscovys which tend to be outstanding. Before I get notes from those who have owned individual birds from those breeds that made good setters, let me mention that while there are always exceptions that does not mean that the breed in general produces numbers of good setters. None of them were permitted to develop broody tendencies. Those breeds were developed for production purposes – the Pekins for meat, the Runners and the Campbells for eggs. In the ducks, those would include the Pekins, the Campbells, and the Runners. I am starting with natural incubation since that is the best and most reliable way for a beginner to get some ducklings or goslings out before they have learned the management of an incubator.įirst, let’s talk about those breeds that do not generally make good parents. Incubators and the pitfalls of managing them could be the subject of several articles so this time around, I will limit myself to natural incubation in general and the use of ducks and geese as setters in particular. This time of year, my email brings many questions about incubation such as what kind of incubator works best, and does this breed or that breed make good setters and parents. This article on natural incubation is being republished from Acorn Hollow Bantams website with permission from Lou Horton.
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