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Will a call duck and a standard duck make a small or a standard duck.
I would like to add some smaller exotic ducks to my flock and my one friend has a rouen call duck hen that has been fertilized by a Pekin drake. I am going to buy the eggs off of him. Would the ducklings be call duck size, standard size, or In the middle?- MikeTheRouen
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Mallard colored Indian Runner duck with darker feathering.
Howdy! I am just beginning to breed Indian Runner Ducks and I still have a lot to learn about color genetics. For the second time I have gotten a duckling with darker feathers and penciling than the others. In all honesty this duck may not be purebred like the others, but really my question is...- Ridge Runner Duck Farm
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Best way to crossbreed ducks for egg production
The genetics forum doesn't seem to be overly busy so I thought I'd post here too :D. I have a small flock of mixed ducks which I will be hatching from this year; mostly just for fun but I would also like to focus on some traits. I am still pretty new to genetics and so far have only learned...- WhiteTreeOfGondor
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Best ratio for Call ducks
What is the best ratio for call ducks ? We have 7 call ducks , from several different locations. 2 drakes and 5 ducks First we got a pair, and then another pair, and then a bonded group of 3 girls . They tend to stick to their own cliques… the two pairs hang out together and the group of...- mybackyardhobbyfarm
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Breeding a Duck to Her Parent?
Our pair of Khaki Campbell/Welsh Harlequins have successfully raised their first clutch. I'd like to keep one of the ducks for her extraordinary colouring but I'm afraid of allowing her to breed to her father, my only drake. Would that in fact be problematic? We're very new to this. -
Do Swedish Drakes ever sit on eggs?
I have 2 Cayugas and 2 Swedish ducks. One Cayuga has gone broody. One of the Swedish ducks we are 90% sure is a male. It's larger than the other 3, specifically its head, and has a green sheen to its plumage on its head like they say the males do. It doesn't have a sex feather but I've heard...- veetown707
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Drakes Not Mating - Help!
So my two boys are just not interested this year! They've been on their own but we acquired two females about 6-8 months ago and they've settled in well. Normally they're humping slippers and nipping legs... but get them some tail and not a sausage!! Any advice? We are on the South Coast of the... -
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Anybody have pictures of hinny duck eggs??
I plan on breeding my cayuga drake to Muscovy females for hinny ducks. I will be using the male hinnies for meat and was wondering if it was worth the effort of keeping the females for eggs. I've heard that they lay more inconsistently and have smaller eggs, but I'm curious about people's... -
What are the original flock sources for the Ancona?
Do they all end up tracing back to Holderread? I saw somewhere in the Ancona Duck facebook group a mention of Ancona's being around on the United States east coast in the 1930's even though it's said they were only brought over from Britain in the 1960's. So that's one puzzle. Beyond that, I...- katefollot
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