I started raising Ducks Gees e and Swans when i was 13
I have raised all North American at one point or another.
List of the bird we have raised
Canvas backs
American Goldeneye
Ring necked ducks
American wigeon
N. Pintail
Black ducks
Blue wing and green wing teal
Mallards
Wood ducks
Hooded Merganser
Redhead ducks
Gadwall
Ruddy ducks
Buffleheads
Greater and Lesser Scaup
Mute swans
Trumpeter swans
I had the swans to support my Duck Habit
They were the only birds that made money, , with the exception of the canvas backs $185 a young pair.
But that wasn't what I had them
Trumpeters can fetch $450 each 4 months old.
$800-$1000 for breeding age 5-7 yrs.
The trumpeter do not breed in captivity , sometimes ,as long as 7 yrs.
I currently raise Trumpeter Swans and English Mutes
Started the tractor restorations so the ducks had to go.
Now the swans support my tractor habit
Phil