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Could be they are inbred and just weaker because of that. The ones I have are tough. I've only lost any because of a predator problem.

Still seeking someone who'd be willing to ship me some blue swede eggs :) I'm not looking for free will pay of course :) just want some to add to my flock of black swedes

Anyone here able to sell/ship me some fertile decent quality swede eggs? I would prefer blue if possible as my hens are all black swedes of various quality. I have a hatchery here but they want $10 a duckling and I'd just like my ducks to hatch some out if possible I have 3 rouen hens and 5...

She's very pretty :)

Yeah breed blue to blue you get blue about half the time, breed black to blue anywhere from 1/4to 3/4 blues will hatch but black to black will usually get all black offspring. Recessive things can occur though.

I know there is a book that gives the exact criteria for show quality. It's mentioned early in this thread. Prolly page 12 or so. I know can only show blue swedes. The bib needs to be fairly uniform, not motted or spotted. The bib shouldn't go around the back or too low, not below the breast...

Ome more pics of my duckies. :) They're getting much more comfy with me.

Love the look of your blue/silver one. The blacks are good size and structure :)

Lebanon, Mo and my current vehicle isn't up to road trips :(

Oh if only you were closer. Ugh!

The one on the right has such pretty color, almost like violet in a bunny. Very consistant pretty color. The left has a darker head but still very pretty :) the bib is a little splotchy but much better than any of mines :)

Hmm see yours has kinda brownish head, believe it's called rust. None of mine have brown that I've seen. Brown is instant fault in a swede from what I've heard. I'm primarily just interested in preserving the breed now that I know more about it. I love all you duckie people :) Oh and I'm not...

Oh and on the facebook group I'm in they told me my ducks prolly won't start laying till spring, but I've seen folks on here say their's started in like december. What's ya'll opinion? I was going to change them to laying pellets next week when their bag of grower runs out but not worry about...

I'm not currently interested in showing and two have decent proportion bibs just kind of splotchy. The breeder I got them from told me they were black swedes. Overall they seem to fit the profile, the smallest of swedes has no white that I've seen. I've read they're on the watch list so next...

Hi there, I fairly new to ducks but originally just got 5 rouens, ended up with 2 drakes and 3 hens. I was told that wasn't a good ratio so I advertised for some fully feathered hens that I could better the ratio with. Well, took me awhile but found someone who had some for me. He told me they...