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What kind of Ducklings are these??
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Post Your Favorite Duck Breed!
Hey Guys! What's your all time favorite duck breed? Are you for Khaki's? Or Calls? Tell us about the aspects and personality traits your breed posseses, as well as egg production. Can't wait to hear about your beautiful bird! I'm for Welsh Harlequins. :)- WillowsDucks
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What kinds of ducks are these
When I bought these ducks about 2 1/2 months ago the people said they were muscovies but they dont look like it to me. If they aren't muscovies then what do you think they are? Size of 2 1/2-3 month old ducks to my 10 month old cayugas- GoofyNewt
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Need help deciding new duck breed
I have 3 cayuga ducks right now, 1 male 2 females. They are about 7 1/2 months old now and still have not layed an egg. They seem to have reached their full size which seems a bit small to me so I'm thinking about adding a new breed to the flock for increased meat production. My cayugas are... -
Share photos of your ducklings
Hello fellow duck people, on this thread you can share photos of your ducklings. The photos can be from years back or more recent. I'll start with this one: This is from October last year when one of my white Muscovy ducks went broody in the bush and hatched out almost every egg she was on. I...- Quacking Pigeon
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Pekin? White Layer? White Campbell?
My brother rescued our beloved Bobby last year; she was likely another Easter duckling people tend to release into the wild. A year later neither of us can still decide what the heck she is. Seems too small for a Pekin, too skinny for an Aylesbury, and I don't know enough about Campbell ducks to...- ZeroGShorts
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Selective breeding
Hello everyone!! Has anyone tried developing there own ‘breed’ of duck? I’m interested in trying to breed a Mallard Indian Runner, or if that fails and they’re too small a miniature Mallard Indian Runner. I know that when breeding ducks carry body type, and drakes bill and feet colour. And if...- Quacking Pigeon
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Duck breeds in Australia
Hello everyone, I want to compare our breeds and their rarity. I’ll start with Call ducks and Rouens. Call Ducks Australia has our own breed our calls known as Australian Call ducks. Our birds are different to yours as they have a larger bill, and they are very difficult to find most of the...- Quacking Pigeon
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Magpie Duck Coloration/Markings
Hello! Seasoned backyard chicken-owner, here, but our first time raising ducks. We purchased one Blue Swedish, two fawn/white Indian Runners, and two Magpie ducks this spring; all seven weeks old now. Not old enough for drake feathers or eggs, yet. Noticing that the magpies have developed some...- anbuethorn
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What Breed of Duck?
Hello- I have made a past thread about a question if my duck, DuckDuck, was a Magpie or a Black Swedish. I guess I completely forgot about researching what a Black Swedish duckling looked like. DuckDuck looked like this as a baby: She looks like what I found online. A Black Swedish baby. She...- XLoveChickensX
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What are these ducklings?? (I usually am really good with breeds but they got me confused!!)
I just recently within the last week got 4 ducklings from my local Tractor Supply. They are about 2 weeks old now. I got a little Pekin and 3 other ducklings. They have the same base pattern. Dark stripe across back fatter on the butt, head cap, eye stripes.The brown one is patterned just like...- BRACE.DUCKS
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Duck breeds
We are thinking of getting some ducks for the first time and I have no idea what duck breed to get. What breed of duck is not too loud and is friendly? I found two duck breeds that might be good but I'm not sure(cayuga and muscovy). If you have ducks that you think would be good if would love to...- Hazelbunny
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[UPDATED] What Breed Is My Duck?
Hello, I have a female duck named Holly, and I'm confused on what breed she is. She has hatched two ducklings since I've owned her, one a male Rouen and the other a female I'm thinking a Black Swedish Duck. I'm not sure exactly how old Holly is, I'm guessing maybe 3 or 4 years. Her mate the past...- XLoveChickensX
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Ducks angel wing
I recently bought a 4 month ild cayuga duck, when i went to get her i realized she had angel wing. Her owners told me how to fix it so i just brushed it off my shoulder... i took her home and wrapped her for 20 hours at a time 5 times... and i gave her a 4 hour rest.. her wing looks just as bad...- _Austinburnett_
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Duckling breeds
Hi there! I'm on week 2 with my group of 5 little girls. 3 Golden Hybrids, one Welsh Harlequin, and one Buff. I'm just not sure how to tell which one is the WH and which is the Buff... Here are pictures! Any thoughts are appreciated. :)