SWEDISH Duck Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Evelle]

i got them from my local feed store not to sure where he got them.. but i hope he knows

ill ask when i go next week for feed.
this will be the 2nd year he will be open so he is still really new to this whole thing.. found out they have to order chicks in winter to get them by spring

he told me WHO THINKS ABOUT THAT THAT EARLY!! hahaha!!

 

[Evelle]

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alright so thats just standerd.. correct, what they want to see in show.. doesnt mean that thats how they come.. (cherokee has a green bill and a is a shade or two darker then the other three)
so cherokee wouldnt be a great show girl?
and speaking of show how is the bib need to look? does it need to look rounded to their chest. not extended or spotchie or is this okay also.

thank you for putting up with my DUMBness i just want to know as much as i can.. every little detail since they are my breed of choice.

 

[70%cocoa]

The way it works in judging is that points are lost for faults. So a neat, fairly rounded bib with no colour through it will get more points than an irregular bib with rough edges. But the rough bib may be compensated for by good body shape, or the right number of white flight feathers. We focus on bibs because they are a very noticeable feature, but type (body and head shape) is really the most important. Everything matters, but it's the whole package, not just one feature.

Some faults are worse than others of course. In Swedish, a narrow bird with a Runner-like head would be bad. A massive bib that went all the way up the neck or round the back of the neck is bad.

With your birds - they have good type in the bodies. Bibs are solid white (good) but are a bit of an irregular shape in some. Some of your heads could be a little better - with the bill coming out a bit straighter from the head rather than forming a continuous line with the forehead. But you definitely have showable birds. I'd be breeding from them. Look for a male with a good, oval shaped head.

No bird is perfect. But we aim towards it. That's what make it all a worthwhile challenge.

The Australian Standards are a little bit different to the American, by the way, e.g. no mention of a green sheen allowed on the drake's head. Also no mention of any part of the wing being darker.

 

[Evelle]

thank you cocoa!!!
i very much apprecate it

still looking for the perfict boy still no luck

. so back up plan for ordered is still in effect.
i love looking things up and learning more about them. Its always nice to have this extra little bit of advice for help.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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THANKS GALS!!!
now to wait for spring (but ill still be looking for an older one..)
70%cocoa im going to have to make a duck coop for all this

well a better one.. they have one they just dont like it. that sounds like a GREAT idea!!
for right now they free range and have been sleeping with the chickens. and not in there own. more body heat to keep warm

thank you so so much!!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/89080_ducks_034.jpg
this is apache, she wanted to say hi to everyone

i can never get good pictures of the front of them

ok, I know nothing about blue swedish, but I thought that in this pic, the duck hen behind this one had a very nice bib, do you have a pic of her?

 

[Oregon Blues]

Where are you located Evelle? I'm about to butcher a couple of exhibition quality blue drakes, if you happen to be close to me. Your ducks are very nice. You've got a good start.

I suggest that you purchase yourself an American Standard of Perfection 2010 edition. It's a beautiful book and you can look up all the fine points. I don't really want to type the whole thing out for you, point by point. Plus there is general stuff that applies to all show ducks. The book is well worth the cost of it.

Your bibs are fine to start with. Shape is better if it is even. You want them (bibs) to be very clean. The white on the chin is less desirable but the judges tend to ignore it because it is so common.

I can't see from the photos whether your birds have the white wing tips. 2-3 pure white flight feathers required on the ends of each wing with the same number of white flights on each side.

I also would like to know where they came from.

 

[70%cocoa]

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That's been my experience too.

Evelle, it'd be great if you could get one of Oregon Blues's drakes. I know that talk earlier was of a black drake but a fully grown blue one of known good quality, from a different line, is a wonderful option.

I also agree that your bibs are perfectly fine to start with. Bib inheritance seems hard to pin down. Two birds with perfect bibs can produce blotchy bibs. Parents with not so great bibs can produce offspring with decent bibs. Edit: I don't mean to imply that your bibs are 'not so great'. Your bibs are absolutely fine

 

[Evelle]

YAY!! so much information to come across

the duck hen behind this one had a very nice bib, do you have a pic of her?

i do have a picture of her somewhere i try everyday to go out there and take pictures of them (they dont like pictures they see my lime green fujifilm and the run and hide HAHA)
my computer is acting out today and being VERY SLOW

so as soon as it speeds up i will get it up P

Where are you located Evelle? I'm about to butcher a couple of exhibition quality blue drakes, if you happen to be close to me. Your ducks are very nice. You've got a good start.
Im in Northern idaho... ive been looking for a drake for a while (now that i learned i should get a good quality one its even harder

I suggest that you purchase yourself an American Standard of Perfection 2010 edition
that is a GREAT idea!! also with wing tips ill have to look and count i know they have white ones but equal on both sides i never even put that in my mind

Evelle, it'd be great if you could get one of Oregon Blues's drakes. I know that talk earlier was of a black drake but a fully grown blue one of known good quality, from a different line, is a wonderful option.
it would be so great if we could work something out. if not its okay ill keep looking

I also agree that your bibs are perfectly fine to start with. Bib inheritance seems hard to pin down. Two birds with perfect bibs can produce blotchy bibs. Parents with not so great bibs can produce offspring with decent bibs. Edit: I don't mean to imply that your bibs are 'not so great'. Your bibs are absolutely fine
i just had to giggle.. i wouldnt mind i know all animals arent perfict (i am getting a big head with all the complents though

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i can take critasisim (sp?)

 

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[DUCKGIRL89]

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Pretty!