Yes he is a cross I'd say with a matters I have the same think bought 12 runner and 4 are for sure a mix with mallard.things happen in sure some one flew in got some side action or I is mix and the off springs is having more the mallard look
We still are a hobby. I work a full time job .if you could free range and have a pond you can cut a lot time down.all mine have 10x20 pens. So I fill 5 gallon water buckets every day.also I'm goin not just have 1 breed I like to have about 10 breeds.so that makes little harder to keeping...
Did some trading today got 11 6 month old runners.couple are mix tho you can tell with mallard.also got 3 mail order baby runners.we are now at a total of 50 breeding ducks
So I showed the post of my tracking info and ask why it took do long amd they said they had hold up in the other state.
1st day-2 dead in site and 3 were week and lot were slow.
That night 3 more died and few were weak.that morning 3 more dead and more week we are now at 11 dead.
I have nice...
Well today is a good day wen too turn eggs and we got a goose hatching out just shows you what the eggs can go threw I drove hour home after mom had been sitting on the eggs for two weeks
Well out the 21 eggs. 9 have geese in them I took 4 the eggs put in the bator and left the other 5 with the goose but she been up all day so is say I lost them
Just scored to girls and when I went to pick up I got 11 eggs with them and the one hen is nesting on them. What you think survival rate will be been nesting 2 weeks
Ok need add 3rd bator to make thinking of non light. Got a week to build need to hold at least 50 eggs.diy project.if I do use light for heat source on this one thinking of using a dimmer switch