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The first clutch we incubated hatched in February (3 yrs ago) and the second she brooded and they hatched early July, of the same year. That said, this year they both quit laying for 3-4 months, and only started back again about 1.5 months ago. So, it very likely could be just not a fertile...

Offspring could be infertile. But mom is fertile for sure, which leads me to think it is the drake. Who knows??

I have one drake and 2 hens. I have hatched 2 broods from the drake and original hen, and the second hen is their offspring. He mates with both girls numerous times per day, and always has. I took 6 of their eggs to incubate (3 from each hen) and after 6 days they are obviously non-fertile. It...

Avg for Swedish is 20-23 weeks for first egg. All birds are different.

My girl started laying at 23 or 24 weeks. SDhe then laid 134 eggs with only 4 days off - not in a row - until I let her brood. 8 babies right now. Great layer!

Very cute

I know this is an older post, but I wondered if you ever figured out why your 'Pekin' had Swedish Ducks? Are you sure it is a Pekin. My avatar shows a white Black Swedish duck. 15% Of Swedish carry a recessive gene that shows white. I didn't believe it until she hatched out Black Swedish from...

She is supposed to be a Black Swedish, but she hatched yellow and looks like a Pekin I called the breeder I had gotten the eggs from and he told me that about 15% carry the recessive gene and hatch out yellow. I still didn't believe him until her first eggs hatched out looking like Regular...

I have 8 2 week old Swedish Campbells.Duck is 'white' Black Swedish and Drake is Khaki Campbell - my avatar here. Very cute! Her is a link to watch them live if anyone is interested http://www.ustream.tv/channel/critters-in-our-classroom If you can't see they are probably sleeping under the cam...

He is a doll! I love the yellow on face Out of 7 ducklings we had 5 black drakes and 2 brown ducks. Papa Drake is the Khaki Campbell in my avatar. We hatched Swedish Campbells

So hard to say with genetics! My 'White' duck is a leucistic Swedish. I would have sworn she was a pekin, but here are pics of her 7 babies. The drake is a Khaki Campbell. Christian could be a mix, or part leucistic - I have learned that 15% of swedish are born yellow or yellowish and are...

No chewing out necessary! I just hatched 10 chicken eggs and knew a duck was slipped in and incubated anyways. Now I have a duck who might just think she's a chicken! We all make decisions we wonder about later. My Swedish (which I got from eggs at Metzer's) started laying at about 24 weeks...

I have ordered from metzerfarms.com a few times. Accept calls and okay with questions. Very friendly and have had good hatches.

Only at a couple of days old - Other than that have to wait for quack or bill change or curl on tail

These look like mine we hatched which were a mix between Khaki Campbell (drake) and Black Swedish Hen (leucistic). They are my avatar. Not sure though. But I am sure they are adorable