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    Sand Hill Preservation Center- Are their Runner ducks true to type?

    Well it sounds like Holderread has some really nice Runners! Thanks everyone! Those are some beautiful birds Galgo98!
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    Im Getting Ducks!

    Take a look at Magpies, the Magpie drake I have is beautiful, and very sweet! When he gets held he will actually give "hugs" by draping his neck across your head. We keep our two ducks in a small shed (that was our chicken coop for about 5 years) attached to a medium sized run that has fencing...
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    Sand Hill Preservation Center- Are their Runner ducks true to type?

    Ok, I just don't want them to be built lthe same as an ordinary duck. For instance, my drake, Arnold, is a magpie, and is actually taller and leaner than my so called runner duck. lol And thank you!
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    Sand Hill Preservation Center- Are their Runner ducks true to type?

    I'm not sure what hatchery, since my daughter got them from a friend in 4-H. My kids show at the local Farm Show, but I was really just looking for some pretty lawn ornaments :) and some eggs to sell to local bakeries. So they don't have to be show quality, I just wanted some that had that tall...
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    Gabbard Farms??

    Her hatch rates aren't the best, but I got around a 70% hatch from the Blue Orpingtons I got from her, and the birds are absolutley stunning. They have very nice poofy skirts, and the eggs had a truly pink cast, not just light brown. So my experience with them was positive. But looking at the...
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    Sand Hill Preservation Center- Are their Runner ducks true to type?

    Hello, I've ordered Runner Ducks from a hatchery before, and was really dissapointed when they were built like all my other ducks. I saw some pictures where they looked like bowling pins with legs, and i thought they looked so cute! So has any one gotten runner ducks from Sand Hill? And did...
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    need advise on culling Marek infected flock

    I have about 80 chickens. I was losing a chicken or two here and there until I saw a pattern and took two of my limping birds to the state lab. I have been diagnosed with Marek's disease. Heaven only knows where I picked it up from as I thought I was being so careful. We had hatched out our...
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