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I have no idea if this is how you start a "thread", but I was just wondering if anyone has any pictures of pretty or interesting looking mutt ducks! Maybe a story to go along with it? I think others would be interested in seeing them as well.

I know this is probably a dumb question. I've never heard of it happening, and it wouldn't seem possible. I had a clutch of Muscovy ducklings hatch about 3 weeks ago. All of them had the normal eye stripes and what not, except for one. This guy has a slightly different looking bill, a more...

So I have 2 blue fawn hens, light phase blue fawn hen(?) , a pastel drake, and a blue phase snowy drake all in the same pen. I've gotten ducklings that I'm not sure are correct to the genetic code or whatever. I have gotten blue fawn, gray, pastel, apricot, maybe buttercotch, white, and snowy...

One of my Call ducklings hatched with an unfortunate defect. The knee joint of one leg seems to be fused in place. Unfortunately I don't have the heart to put the little guy down. He acts completely normal otherwise, but he does seem to have a problem with uprighting himself when he flips over...

2 of my Call ducklings hatched last evening, and they're taking quite awhile to dry off. They seem to be shivering a lot as well. I'm wondering if the higher humidity is making them colder. I don't really want to raise the temp, because of the other eggs, but wasn't sure how good it would be to...

My call eggs are hatching! Another is gonna pop out any minute here! I was wondering if the light from camera would bother him if I was to take a video of it? Figured it might make for a neat video!

Just wondering if anyone has had Call hens (or other ducks) lay and set a community nest with success? My Call girls are a very close knit group. They have always taken the same days off from laying even. Now two of them decided it's time to sit, and they plan on doing it right next to each...

This is my second time hatching calls. The first time was several years ago, and I cannot remember how long the incubation period was. With googling I have found info saying 23-24 days, 26 days (most common), and 28. My question is, which one is it? Do factors such as the parents genetics, size...

There's nothing cuter and more rewarding than a mother raising her babies to adulthood. It's something that no one can disagree with. But, I was thinking of taking clutches this year so that my Muscovy hens will nest again. I'm only 20, starting school in the fall, and have been spending...

So today is lockdown day in one of my incubators. Was going downstairs to raise the humidity in the bator a bit, but guess what? The rains have flooded the basement. There's about 2 inches of water across the entire basement. So I guess I won't need to worry much about the humidity being low...

So before I decided to stop bringing in adult birds from other people, I had purchased some Cochin bantams from a lady. Shortly after having them, the rooster started becoming lazy and slightly sick looking. His comb started lightening in color until it was a very pale yellow (haven't read...

So I have some snowy mallards that aren't going to be of great quality (hatchery birds). I have a longer billed snowy call drake who doesn't have great type for a call, but his coloring is absolutely stunning. I was wondering, if I breed him to the snowy mallard hens, would it be dishonest to...

So it's time for a lot of my chicks to go into the barn with the others (same area, but separated by chicken wire). Most of the chicks are a month old or older, and I generally feed and water them AFTER my adult birds (poop on my hands, feather dander, etc.). I've never had a problem (that i...

So my barn has flooded. Yay! The ducks love it of course, but the chickens hate it! They all hang out in the stalls, where the floor is higher and dry. They look miserable though. My question is, should I put down a thick layer of hay and straw in the barn so they won't be walking in water, or...

I'm looking to get some mallard drakes so I have more unrelated breeders, and was looking at Ideal Hatchery. Was wondering if anyone has gotten mallards from them. If so, what quality are they? Pics would be greatly appreciated!

So I went to Tsc to pick up some feed today. They know me well since im there almost every other day. They had 18 one month old St.run (10 are hens) golden laced Wyandotte chicks that weren't selling, probably because everyone wants cute chicks. So they told me I could have them all for 99 cents...

So I know the basics in genetics (mostly chicken genetics, which aren't always the same for ducks), and I don't understand the Call Duck color calculator. Lol. So I was wondering about a few crosses... What would the offspring look like? A- Snowy drake on white hen (more white snowy?). B- Snowy...

Well I got my first Call Duck egg today! They have been mating like crazy, but I was wondering if anyone has had issues with the first eggs not being as fertile? They're really nice birds, so I'd like as many ducklings as possible. Lol

Ok, first off my brooder conditions are all perfect. Tons of room, correct heat, red bulb, etc. I have never had anything like this. One of my week old pullet chicks is absolutely evil. Today I saw her pecking on every chick that she possibly could. She literally pecked a quarter sized chunk off...

I read somewhere that you can sex a Dark Brahma chick by it's color, females darker cloudy gray and males lighter and more silver. Is there any validity to this? I picked up a few st.run Dark Brahma chicks from TSC, and I picked the ones that were a darker cloudy gray. If they're more likely to...