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Hmm...this makes sense with what I PMed you. The sire of your black drake was the self-black one in with mine, and my purple duck looked exactly like these ducklings...a light coffee color, like coffee with a lot of creamer in it. I didn't have any blues in there but I did have...
Blue Mallard? Those are gorgeous, I was just admiring them on, I think, Spaniorum's website a few days ago. All of these rare colors are so beautiful! Sorry, the Blue Mallard distracted me for a second.
You're actually being very generous sharing the information. Many people keep these...
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I think if you check the title line for this thread you'll find the question...."what do you think". I said what I thought & I stand by it. A curious, to me, notion on this board is that the only appropriate comment to a "what do you think" question is "they're beautiful".
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I believe this was her main question. Kate did not post here asking, "Hey yall whatcha think of great new Call ducks?"
She simply asked a question about color. Lavender or Lilac, which is it and what is the difference? I think pretty much anyone who knows anything about poultry...
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Too bad they didn't post their real name so we would know what judge it is that is actively discouraging people in trying new things in the fancy. I don't have any children but I sure wouldn't want this person judging any child of mine. Not all adults are born with animals in their...
I disagree with the "conformation first, color last" argument. Good type is a rarity in rare colors because they are exactly that: rare. You can have great parents and when outcrossed for rare colors, you will still have a lot of "platypus" looking ducks show up in the offspring, probably all of...