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My Hubby and one of his West Harlequin hens.

post #1 of 17
5/21/12 at 9:08am
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post #2 of 17
5/21/12 at 9:13am

Now that's a happy pair.

Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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Married to the old dude, 0 human kids, 2 horses, 10 cockatiels, 2 parakeets, 1 sun conure, 1 amazon parrot,  1 eccentric peacock, 1 gsd, 1 pet terrapin, 1 Blue Copper Maran rooster, and 14 world famous Jersey Giants!

 

 

Stan the Man will be missed.

 

 

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post #3 of 17
5/21/12 at 11:37am
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Originally Posted by theoldchick View Post

Now that's a happy pair.

X2 sweet pic. 

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 23 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma, 7 Black Australorps 16Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

 

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 23 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma, 7 Black Australorps 16Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

 

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post #4 of 17
5/21/12 at 11:55am

Where is the 'hen'?  I only see your husband and a duck!frow.gif

 

Drakes and Ducks = ducklings

 

Roosters (cockerels) and Hens = chicks

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post #5 of 17
5/21/12 at 11:56am
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Where is the 'hen'?  I only see your husband and a duck!frow.gif

 

Drakes and Ducks = ducklings

 

Roosters (cockerels) and Hens = chicks

 

I thought female ducks were called hens too?

 

She's gorgeous! I just picked up a WH Drake!

Owned By: 2 Pekin girls (Ming Ming and Giggles), a Saxony girl (Suzie), 3 Muscovies (Eeyore, Ellie and Eliza), Flemish Giant rabbits, a potbelly pig, chickens, 2 boer goats, and soon to be mom of a pair of bronze turkeys

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Owned By: 2 Pekin girls (Ming Ming and Giggles), a Saxony girl (Suzie), 3 Muscovies (Eeyore, Ellie and Eliza), Flemish Giant rabbits, a potbelly pig, chickens, 2 boer goats, and soon to be mom of a pair of bronze turkeys

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post #6 of 17
5/21/12 at 1:21pm

Female ducks are called ducks or hens.

 

Great pic, and a lovely bird.  How old is she?

WI'd rather have a life 'oh wells' than a life of 'what ifs.' " - Anon.

 

Welsh Harlequins and Cayugas; Easter Eggers, Wellsummers, Barred Rocks, Buff Orpingtons

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WI'd rather have a life 'oh wells' than a life of 'what ifs.' " - Anon.

 

Welsh Harlequins and Cayugas; Easter Eggers, Wellsummers, Barred Rocks, Buff Orpingtons

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post #7 of 17
5/21/12 at 2:28pm
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6 1/2 wks.  We have 3 other confirmed hens, 1 drake and a deformed one that might be a drake, but will definitely be dinner at some point. We have 5 runners and 2 Cambell Welsh crosses. All from Holdereads.

5 acres, 2 dogs, 1 cat, 6 ducks, 1 husband, and an ever expanding number of chickens.
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5 acres, 2 dogs, 1 cat, 6 ducks, 1 husband, and an ever expanding number of chickens.
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post #8 of 17
5/21/12 at 3:31pm

I just hatched out 12 welsh harlequins, and since we are novices it is really hard

telling the soon to be drakes from the hen by their bills.  Some are bright yellow, and some are

dark brown, but most have bills that are a mixture of both...yikes.

So how long do we need to wait before you can tell the drakes from the hens, and what are

some traits or feather patterns we should be looking for ?

NPIP Tested Flock:

Welsuumers, Marans, Midget white turkeys, Narragansett turkeys, Welsh Harlequin Ducks

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NPIP Tested Flock:

Welsuumers, Marans, Midget white turkeys, Narragansett turkeys, Welsh Harlequin Ducks

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post #9 of 17
5/21/12 at 3:37pm
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Originally Posted by zekii View Post

I just hatched out 12 welsh harlequins, and since we are novices it is really hard

telling the soon to be drakes from the hen by their bills.  Some are bright yellow, and some are

dark brown, but most have bills that are a mixture of both...yikes.

So how long do we need to wait before you can tell the drakes from the hens, and what are

some traits or feather patterns we should be looking for ?


By 6 to 8 weeks you will see the drakes will have like a silvery head... hens will not.

 

Female= Duck and hen

Male= Drake............. And some people around here call them "rooster ducks".......... crazy!

A small flock of ducks (3 welsh harlequins and a rouen) a pair of american geese, a lovely anatiolian shepherd, and 10 ducklings ariving on march 18th!!!!!!

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A small flock of ducks (3 welsh harlequins and a rouen) a pair of american geese, a lovely anatiolian shepherd, and 10 ducklings ariving on march 18th!!!!!!

Come visit the blogs!!!

beforehoneycreekhollow.blogspot.com
honeycreekhollow.blogspot.com
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post #10 of 17
5/21/12 at 11:52pm
The generic term for ducks of all species (male or female) is duck. 
 
All male ducks (no mater what the species) are called drakes. 
 
All female ducks (no mater what the species) are called ducks.
 
All baby ducks (no mater what the species) are called ducklings. 
 
Some people also refer to female ducks as "hens" but this leads to confusion with female chickens which are called "hens" by everybody.
 
The formal name for a female duck is not a hen and in fact it is just a duck
 
 
 
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