Green Duckling PICS!!!!

[Chickerdoodle13]

Oh, how cute! I love ducklings!

The one you have there is a pekin duckling. Most hatcheries only sell them colored because they are yellow. I guess the coloring shows up better on yellow ducks! LOL

The coloring will disappear when s/he gets feathers in, but it should last awhile. I've always wanted a colored chick/duck but feed stores around here don't sell them I guess I'll just have to try and color my own!

 

[Stormhorse23]

Why do people color them? Is their natural color not beautiful enough for them? Just wondering the purpose of this. I know it doesn't hurt them..but its so...weird. :|

 

[lacyloo]

I'm glad you got the duck instead of someone "that dint need him"

, But most of the people that go to tsc already have animals though

 

[lacyloo]

stormhorse, people only color them to get there almighty dollar out of other people that would not normally want a chick,bunny,duckie, or anything else if it wasnt colored

 

[Stormhorse23]

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I have been known to yell at people in pet stores puchasing conures and have a tiny "tweety bird style" cage. Oh, yeah. It gets ugly. This is no better. People buy them just because they are cute or funny.

 

[coloradochick]

Oh, you should've seen the Buff Orps that were Cherry Red, Purple, Green, Pink, and Orange. And they also had babies that were yellow (I think) with a black spot on their backs that they had colored too. My DH actually got home tonight and said to go get another one to keep each other company

. Even though it's actually doing really well with my bantys. How soon can you tell the sex on ducks?

 

[Stormhorse23]

You have to wait for them to either quack or grow a curly tail feather.

Curly tail feather-male
Loud, clear quack- female
'weird' quack- male

 

[Kaneke]

ironically the goslings from the wild Canada geese that hang out at Renton airport ... are naturally CHARTREUSE colored

I was dumbfounded when I saw them ... I thought goslings were supposed to be yellow, not green

 

[silkiechicken]

Go figure.

 

[herechickchick]

I think it is cute! I have 3 ducks in my brooder for the first time this year and they are so much fun!