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post #291 of 683
4/11/11 at 5:17am

Well, after much thought....... I ordered 3 WH females from Metzer's due here in May!

I loved my little Mallards, but this time around, Welshies for me!  wee

Ladies, please. Let's not lose our heads! PROTECT THE FLOCK!
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Ladies, please. Let's not lose our heads! PROTECT THE FLOCK!
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post #292 of 683
4/11/11 at 7:31am

I love my welshies big_smile

I have a broody WH on a nest right now. She has somewhere around 20 eggs.  Hopefully I will soon be over run with squeaky, peeping little fluff balls big_smile

7 quacking ducks, 5 spazzy quail, 3 lazy cats, 2 grown sons, 1 goofy husband... and no partridge, but I have a pear tree!
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7 quacking ducks, 5 spazzy quail, 3 lazy cats, 2 grown sons, 1 goofy husband... and no partridge, but I have a pear tree!
My micro-farm blog - www.bluefeatherfarm.blogspot.com
Duck pond and biofilter information- http://tinyurl.com/lfgeg9
The Double-Decker Brooder Thread- http://tinyurl.com/nf8zm5
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post #293 of 683
4/11/11 at 7:44am
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Originally Posted by azhenhouse 

My babies are six and five weeks old now.  Here are some updated pictures of them.

Peanut (6wks) is my son's first choice for a showmanship duck.  She hates to be caught, but once you have her she is very calm. He has been practicing poses with her, and she is very cooperative.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/62892_peanut.jpg

Cookie (6wks) is the loudest, and was the most timid until Ritz came along.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/62892_cookie.jpg

Skittles (5wks) is my son's second choice for showmanship. She is as calm as Peanut.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/62892_skittles.jpg

Ritz (5wks) wants nothing to do with us humans.  He absolutely hates being handled. sad
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/62892_ritz.jpg

Can any of you that are more experienced with Harlequins tell me if we have silver or golden phase ducks? I am thinking we have     both. idunno

They are awesome ducks but I can't wait for them to move out.  It's getting too crowded in this house! big_smile


Azhenhouse those look like really nice Welsh Harlequin teenagers!  Can you see the colors on the wingbars yet?  Blue wingbars are silver and bronze are gold.  Yours seem to be towards the end of that long phase where their feathering is changing so much its often hard to tell the difference between gold and silver.  You can easily tell them apart when they still have their yellow fuzz because the silvers have a charcoal blush on their heads, do you have photos of them then?  At this point you might not know for sure until their wing bars grow out because there is so much variation between individual ducks it can be misleading.  But I am guessing at least Skittles is silver because none of the gold I have seen get such dark hooding on their heads.

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post #294 of 683
4/11/11 at 7:45am

I am getting one Welsh Harlequin (I ordered one of each type of duck and goose that Berg's carries).  I can't wait to see them all!

Current: Rouen/black Swedish X, 1 Pekin duck, 1 Welsh harlequin duck, 1 Blue Swedish duck, 1 white Danish goose, and 1 tufted buff goose!
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Current: Rouen/black Swedish X, 1 Pekin duck, 1 Welsh harlequin duck, 1 Blue Swedish duck, 1 white Danish goose, and 1 tufted buff goose!
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post #295 of 683
4/11/11 at 8:20am

I would looove to get my hands on some welshie hatching eggs!! (hint hint)

peace love & feathers

 

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peace love & feathers

 

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post #296 of 683
4/11/11 at 8:22am
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Originally Posted by hippiehen 

I would looove to get my hands on some welshie hatching eggs!! (hint hint)


yea me too I cannot find anyone close to me on BYC I will probably just order them from a hatchery LOL

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You might as well expect rivers to run backwards as any man born free to be contented penned up.
Chief Joseph
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post #297 of 683
4/11/11 at 8:31am

I'm setting 2 dozen + WH eggs on Wednesday smile I sooo hope they are fertile- they are such cuties! I have seen them "in action", but I have also seen the females climing on top of eachother- lol!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #298 of 683
4/11/11 at 8:33am
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Originally Posted by hippiehen 

I would looove to get my hands on some welshie hatching eggs!! (hint hint)


yea me too I cannot find anyone close to me on BYC I will probably just order them from a hatchery LOL


Am I not close enough? I just had 11/12 chicks hatch on the Canada border- I'm pretty sure you'd get something to hatch. hu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #299 of 683
4/11/11 at 8:57am

I am going to start selling Welsh Harlequin eggs, it will probably be another week until I get set up for that.  I also need to update my profile with my new email, but for now here it is:  feathersflying@hotmail.com

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post #300 of 683
4/11/11 at 9:57am

I could do a small order of hatching eggs (8 or less). I'm getting reports of 100% fertility, and I personally had a 100% hatch. I got mine from a farmer in the  area, so not sure what quality mine are, but they are pretty and lay well. PM me if interested.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/22798_wh_cropped_4_m.jpg This pic is them at just under a year old. All have more color now.


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