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Quote: Yes, there is one very good one - Colour Breeding in Domestic Ducks by Chris & Mike Ashton. You can only get it from their website (ashtonwaterfowl.net) OR from the UK amazon website (amazon.co.uk). It's great though - great explanations and pictures. The Duck Color Calculator is fun...

Quote: Alrighty, here they are - Pebbles (the yellow Runner) and Puddles (the Call) - I think that Puddles might actually be a Blue Magpie, instead of a Blue Mallard Pied...or, she could even be a Blue Bibbed with too much white. I think I might start a new thread and get opinions!

Quote: Thanks! The next batch is bigger (8 eggs) and goes into lockdown on Monday! On another happy note, I splurged on a friend for Pebbles - drove an hour today to pick up a Call duckling for her! It's really cute - I think it's a Blue Mallard Pied!

Here's my new Runner duckling, Pebbles - she hatched last night: Unfortunately, it looks like she's a solo hatch. All 5 eggs were alive at lockdown, but I had humidity problems (too high) throughout the whole incubation period, and most of the babies ended up stuck in a bunch of excess egg...

Hey Everybody!! Sounds like things are going really well overall! How fun! We are on day 10 and it looks like I may have just the two Butterscotch Calls developing. I am waiting longer on the Blacks because the eggs are fairly dark, but I am pretty sure I am making out a blood ring in one...

I candled mine today, and all five have perfect little embryos in them!

I'll join in too! I put 5 of my Indian Runner eggs in the 'bator on Monday (5/3), for a Memorial Day hatch! I'll be adding some more next week - I only have one pair of Runners, so I only get one egg per day, and I dropped today's egg on the floor and cracked it! I'm sure there will be...