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post #21 of 54
5/21/12 at 8:22pm
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Originally Posted by hdowden View Post

males feather out like females if i have a male it will still take some time to see his true colors but at this age you can tell by their voice, you can not use their coloration to sex them at 6.5 weeks

oh i see

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post #22 of 54
5/21/12 at 8:22pm
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what are these little ducks561315_2192377987054_1775280149_1086673_1478603988_n.jpg

these guys are blue swedish duckling 

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post #23 of 54
5/21/12 at 8:25pm
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Originally Posted by melton33 View Post

these guys are blue swedish duckling 

and black swedish (could be cayuga depends on were you got them)

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post #24 of 54
5/21/12 at 8:27pm

they look more swedish then cayuga

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post #25 of 54
5/21/12 at 9:24pm
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they look more swedish then cayuga

they do have more white/cream than my 2 cayuga 

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post #26 of 54
5/22/12 at 6:28am

My question is what are they doing with a muscovy hen as mom?

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post #27 of 54
5/22/12 at 9:07am
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My question is what are they doing with a muscovy hen as mom?

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That's what was throwing me off. One looked like a Mallard duckling, and the others didn't look like Muscovy ducklings, but there was a Muscovy hen in the background.

"Mother" of 4 Muscovy ducklings.

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"Mother" of 4 Muscovy ducklings.

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post #28 of 54
5/22/12 at 9:17am
My guess is she went broody and owner got some local eggs and
put them under her to hatch them

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post #29 of 54
5/22/12 at 9:21am
Ummm, those are all muscovy babies, except that one. Don't look like swedish at all really.
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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!!!!!!

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post #30 of 54
5/22/12 at 9:32am
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Ummm, those are all muscovy babies, except that one. Don't look like swedish at all really.

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