My Saxony is WAY quieter than my WH & my Rouen mix! The Saxony & Blue Swedish in my flock are about the same noise wise. I get sone chuckling out of them but few right out QUACKS like my Rouen & Welsh. Those 2 are ear drum busters at times.
This is my 5 week old Saxony (yet to be named) would you say the chest is dark?
I’m sooo impatient and it feels like eternity until I can do the quack test. Currently only getting peeps still.
I have a question for all those who have raised their Saxony from ducklings.
Do the drakes at 5 weeks still have a prominent white eye stripe? I guess I’m trying to say do both drakes & ducks look the same until going from their 1st feathers until adult feathers?
I am located in Alberta. I know there is a hatchery in Ontario I believe that ships hatching eggs & ducklings but I’m unsure if they are utility or show quality.
The lady I got my Saxony and WH from had difficulty this spring as well (low hatch rate) and is looking to find new blood. She said she was having a very hard time finding any for her breeding program that did not come from her own stock. She’s thinking she may have to go out of province (I’m in...
Aww adorable!
I’m thinking of possibly trying to acquire a couple more Saxony and breed some as their are surprising uncommon & hard to get ahold of where I am located. My mind isn’t totally made up yet and I have ALOT more research to do.
Hey everyone! I’m starting my flock of chickens and ducks come May.
I’ll be picking up 2 ducklings a WH and 1 Saxony duckling. I am super excited and picked the Saxony for looks and egg laying capability (hoping for female)and I’m just so lucky enough that there will be some at my local...