Yup Rhiannon is Metzer. Metzer says they sell only silver phase and from what I can tell, gold phase have brown speculum feathers like Khaki Campbells. See http://www.moosemanorfarms.com/about-welsh-harlequin-ducks.html. So Rhiannon must be a silver phase but with really dark pigmentation. I...
All but 2 are from Metzer. Mine went through the "we hate people" phase too. From about 2-3 months old to {varies by duck} now they are all hand-feedable and about half of them will hang around with me just because and 2 or 3 depending on the day will let me bend down and touch their bills /...
Wow that was fun! I had noticed that some names were pretty "normal" like Michelle, and some were a little different like Frankenduck so I figured that would be a fun read Sorry you have to cull drakes that get named, that must be hard. That is the second reason I am not tough enough to...
Great pictures all, but I REALLY like the last one of Michelle. The wings straight out like that make a truly spectacular shot.
You are where I was a year ago - except I didn't know. I had pure blue/chocolate/black runners and looked at Amiga's speckled runners and thought, "I'd like to get...
Yay crows and ravens! This is not a good place for you hawks! We have Western Ravens (the largest member of the crow family) and Magpies (the prettiest member - I think- of the crow family). The magpies go after the ducks' food if they get too messy, but they can't operate the feeder so they...
Yesterday I went out and spent some time with the flock and took some pictures. Gave them a pool. Then took more pictures. There are also a couple from last weekend. Some ducks didn't give me any nice pictures, so they arent represented. Only continue if you want to see some random pictures...