Recent content by Bolfreak

A crested blue mallard drake that was sweet (while we’re dreaming…). I have a hard time even finding pictures of colored Cresteds and hatcheries only have White ones (even though the APA only accepts White and Black). I’ve played with the color calculator a lot and might go down a path of...

Did you end up trying these crosses? I have an all Cayuga flock at the moment and was considering adding crested and buffs to get some crests in color.

That is one lovely duck! Very unique. I’m assuming the personality and hand raising result in pet status because of the Call, right? I didn’t look carefully at Cayugas temperament, but most places list them as 8.8/9. I wouldn’t call them hysterical but they are very alert and active, not exactly...

Beautiful! I’ve been tempted to cross breed my Cayugas for moments (WH, Blue, Calls), but sense kicks in after some genetics calculations. Calls can fly WAY too well for my situation. Cayugas are listed as low/no flying and that’s a joke-my drake is the best flier of them all even with a clipped...

Have you done goose eggs? Do you mist-and-cool? I have two NR360s going at the moment, one with duck eggs and one with goose because my bator was full when goose decided to stop laying but not commit to sit. I tend to think variations are normal for natural hatches, since mom does turning and...

Looking for updates on this thread if possible. I have two NR360s going right now, one full of duck eggs for the HS biology class. I have successfully incubated somewhat in that one, I opened turkey eggs too early and used it in January to finish staggering ducks my turkey hen went broody on...

Finally, today, I observed goose hanky panky. It happened in the horse trough even though there was a random duck that somehow got in as well 🤦‍♀️ Do the geese get “better” at mating as they get older? This is my pair’s first time at everything, they will be a year old in May.

Looks like TSC sources all/most of their birds from Hoover’s Hatchery, so check which breeds they have as a starting point. They also have this site https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/catalog/live-birds which you might could get an answer for your area store. In the app I didn’t see Anconas as...

Here’s two other eggs I cracked, leaving 4 in the nest…fertilized? It’s so hard to see clearly. I took these because one seemed dirtier than the others and one was long and pointy. (Ignore the duck yolk on the left, it’s not fertile and what happens when I cook with eggs 😆 They’re a couple days...

Mom turkey of ducklings is doing great! The ducks are 7+ weeks old now, so I’m starting to listen to voices to guess what they are. I need a strategy to incorporate them in with my adult ducks, one drake and two ducks that hang out with my Pilgrim pair. Goose starting laying eggs (fertilized...

I’m not going to suggest any names, my animals are all named for things I love and am into that no one else would get. My birds are named in batches so I can keep records as they grow, but it’s what strikes my fancy at the moment. My adult ducks are named after soccer teams, my turkeys are...

OMG I’m thrilled!!! Thanks yall! They have a kiddie pool and also a livestock trough only the geese can climb in and out of. I’ve only observed my drake mating her and very oddly enough, my gelding grabbed the back of her neck and lifted her a little? She was completely consensual 😆 Gander has...

I have a Pilgrim pair that is 9 months old. My goose laid this egg Feb 10, another the 14th and one today. I’m excited, but want to make sure they’re fertile since I’ve only seen my drake mate the goose, not the gander 🤦‍♀️ This is the first egg - fertile? If yes, I won’t crack any more and let...

I like your thought process here! I bet you’re right, great strategy! I love the duckie’s eyeliner 🥰

So I had seen the first part about their flying ability, but not the bill shape part. Interesting! I’m not sure if this is on the website, but in their newsletter it says they purchased this breeding flock. Maybe the more natural head shape is consistent with that particular flock? It’d be...