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    Australian spotteds

    Hello all: We've been raising Australian Spotteds (originally from David Holderread's eggs) for the past 16 years. Our stable flock is down to ten (six ducks, four drakes). We are nearing retirement and hope to travel, so are looking at options for preserving the breed by selling off pairs for...
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    Incubation Instructions

    Incubation instructions: Australian Spotted ducks Incubating the eggs under a broody duck or chicken hen gives higher hatch rates than use of an artificial incubator. The incubation period for Australian Spotted bantam ducks is 26 days (unlike the 28 day period for larger ducks). Do not wash...
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    Our Australian Spotteds

    Welcome ! Our flock of Australian Spotted ducks is now five years old. These ducks are considered a rare breed by Holderread, originating in the 1920s from mallard, pintail, call, and wild Australian duck ancestry. They are bantams, being larger than calls but smaller than mallards. In our...
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    Australian Spotted eggs for sale...

    Nine+ freshly laid fertile Australian Spotted duck eggs. More information and photos on this rare breed can be found at our site: http://snipr.com/fgqbi. As Dave Holderread wrote in his breed bulletin #9119: "Along with their diminutive size and delightful plumage, these birds have proven to...
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    Australian Spotted vs Mini Silver Appleyards (Silver Bantams)

    Shannon, We have a flock of 30+ Australian Spotteds and can sell you some hatching eggs if you'd like. We love these ducks and have found they make excellent mothers. Check out our BYC site, which has photos and more descriptions of these ducks. James Li Friendship, Maine
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    Australian spotted eggs for sale...

    The white duck is also an Australian Spotted. We assume that the previously undescribed coloring was a recessive gene being expressed. Maybe a call trait. We do lose a few to predators. In our area, we believe it is mostly bald eagles and a great horned owl, though we've lost many to raccoons...
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    Australian spotted eggs for sale...

    Buff green eggs from our dozen plus hens, laying strongly now for the past two weeks given a very early spring. Ten+ eggs for $40 shipped from our duck haven on the coast of Maine. Check out our BYC site (at http://snipr.com/up4m1) for incubation instructions and photos on these fascinating...
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    AUSTRALIAN SPOTTED DUCK EGGS ( EGGBID)

    Hello all: We still actively have Australian Spotted eggs for sale, though our dozen hens are showing signs of slowing down. Currently, we're currently back-ordered by 42 eggs, so anyone putting in an order will have about a 10-day wait before we get enough for additional orders. Of our sales...
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    FOR SALE: Aussie spotted bantam eggs

    Thanks for the note. They do appear to be a cold hardy breed. Our wintertime temperatures the past two years have been as low as -10F, with an average Jan/Feb temperature of 15F. Given the choice, the Spotteds will spend their days out of their protected pen and enclosed shed, rooting around in...
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    FOR SALE: Aussie spotted bantam eggs

    Buff green eggs from our dozen hens, laying strongly now for two months. Ten+ eggs for $35 shipped. Check out our BYC site for incubation instructions and photos on a fascinating, hardy, low-maintenance breed that has given us a great deal of enjoyment and garden companionship. Private mail us...
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    TAKEN: LAST SET: Australian Spotted Bantam Duck Eggs For Sale (NC)

    Hi Asher! Also glad to see another Aussie parent. We got into this a couple of years ago and were blown off our feet by their personalities, energy, and all-around zest for life. That's Penelope, who is indeed a hen. We have a few other photos of her on our pages. She was our first hatched...
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    TAKEN: LAST SET: Australian Spotted Bantam Duck Eggs For Sale (NC)

    Just a short note to let people know that we have a flock of Aussie Spotteds that are laying. If anyone else needs eggs, they can PM or email me. James Li Friendship, Maine
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    Australian Spotted hatching eggs for sale...

    Hello Pirtykitty, We have clipped their primary flight feathers the past two years, for they are fliers. As far as loudness goes, that depends on how many you have. In small groups, they mutter to each other with an occasional quack. In larger groups, they use contact calls and are noisier...
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    Australian Spotted hatching eggs for sale...

    I didn't realize that we could upload pictures until recently. We've just updated the page to include more pictures of the adult ducks in action. Australian Spotteds are fairly close to a wild type duck, and are still rare in the duck world. Holderread has nothing but praise for them, stating...
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    Australian Spotted hatching eggs for sale...

    Hello to the forum! We've got a flock of 22 mature Australian Spotteds, originally from Holderread Farm stock. The ducks started laying a month ago, and we are now getting enough fertile eggs to offer some for sale. For anyone interested in incubating and raising these ducklings, we can...
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