I'll post a new photo It's probably just as well she can't breed, I wouldn't be able to part with the offspring I'm sure. She and my female goose are a "pair" though. Goose is not well, but is guarding the nest while Duck-Duck sits
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No, Duck-Duck is a Muscovey / Mallard hybrid. She's really small, chocolate and white in colour, has amazing green eyes, a hint of carnucles and the sweetest nature. I'll post a picture later today.
That's wonderful, you must be so excited. I'll wait for the photo's of the new arrivals My Duck-Duck is on eggs too, but there's male so no little powder puffs to look forward to
Wow, that's an incredibIe talent! I don't think there are all that many folk who still do actual carving?
I didn't plan on getting any of the birds that I currently have and it has been a STEEP and FAST learning curve, but such a pleasure. I love the research and this site has been an awesome...
You're so privileged to have such a variety of beautiful birds! I'm new to duck keeping and someone said it was a Spot Billed, which it does look very similar to. I had to do a Google search to make sure I hadn't got the ducks breed wrongAlways willing to learn Yellow Billed has brown legs and...
Look at the sheen on those feathers! Pretty girl
She's about the size that my little Yellow-billed Duck will be. It's amazing to think that so many eggs can come from those little bodies!
New eggs 1 and 4. The photo doesn't do them justice, they are so dainty and that's a Large shop bought hens egg, would you believe... and the other two are goose eggs.
I now understand what is meant that duck eggs are "waxy"
I adopted a little Mallard / Muscovey hybrid some weeks ago and because of the whistling noise it made I decided it was a girl. Well I found a little egg in the crate two days ago . Because her wing is broken she has been sleeping in a crate in a room in the back yard at night. Me carrying her...