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Muscovy hen (born 03/20/2022) Silver Appleyard Drake (born 03/20/2022) Hen's first clutch This egg was laid on 09/23/2022 Candled on 10/20/2022 Hen sitting on eggs full-time at night only, unless kept in the run during the day, then hen is sitting all day & night with breaks as needed- ProudRedneck
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[POLL] If you had to choose between getting a Welsh Harlequin or Silver Appleyard, which one would you get?
If I had to choose between them, I would probably go with Welsh Harlequins. What about you? I would like to know.- JohnsterSpacePoultrygram
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Territorial behavior or mating behavior of male Pekin
Hello all So two issues have arisen that I was hoping to get some opinions/thoughts on. Firstly is the behavior of the two older Pekin vs three newer/younger ducks (2 Cayuga and 1 Silver Appleyard) The two Pekin, one male one female are at 6 months and have adjusted well to their coop, the... -
Two unrelated ducks co-nested, 9 of 15 eggs hatched!!
I thought this situation was strange, but I didn’t post about it because I thought nothing would come of it. Our Ancona female, Pepper, has attempted to hatch eggs two years in a row with a large clutch no live ducklings. Sooooooo, this year we have two new (year old) Silver Appleyard females... -
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Silver appleyard questions
I have a group of 3 week old ducklings - 1 Cayuga, 3 buffs, and 3 silvers. I have 7 other cayugas so I’m familiar with their tolerances. Out of my group, I’ve noticed that my silvers are the first ones to start to get too hot. They have the same activity level as the others, so it’s definitely... -
My duckling doesn’t look like it’s supposed to??
Hi y’all, I recently got a duckling to provide some company for my drake. I drove 2 hours to this poultry farm in the mountains. They had hundreds of various birds on the farm property. The owner told me that my duckling is a Silver Appleyard but the duckling is now 7 weeks old and looks... -
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Duck egg pipped but not zipping
Hi all! I’ve looked at other similar threads but wanted direct advice. My duckling externally pipped about 40 hours ago but has not started zipping yet. I haven’t seen the egg rocking and am not sure if it passed away inside. The other duck externally pipped 24 hours ago and seems like it’s...- xiaoyaya
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I have sick ducks
Sweet no so here I go... So. My poor babies are sick. Two of them at least! I've tried my best to figure out what could be possibly the issue, how they got sick and what they're sick with. One is more severely ill and I am scared for her most. But I still am very concerned about the other one...- Xetreverse Exotics
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My Ducklings Have Feathers on Their Legs!?
Hey so, I am new to keeping ducks but not to chickens as I've had those before ducks. Currently has 9 ducklings, just about a month old by now. Previously had 10, casaulty to disease. Two different breeds, 4 silver appleyards and 5 welsh harlequins. Used to have 5 silver appleyards. They are all...- Xetreverse Exotics
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Could these ducks be crossbreeds?
Hi everyone, Here are two beautiful 12-week-ish old girls that I got from Metzer. I ordered a Welsh Harlequin and a Silver Appleyard. The feather patterns are spot on, but funnily enough their bills are BOTH the “wrong” color! Every picture I see shows Appleyards with yellow/orange bills, and...- prestoconfuoco
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- crossbreed silver appleyard welsh harlequin
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Does it matter what kind of drake I add to my flock?
I have 4 welsh harlequin hens and 2 silver appleyard hens. I want a drake for the purpose of fertilizing eggs. I was worried about the sizing of the ducks. Is it hazardous to my ducks if I get a heavy breed? And if I get a light breed, will it be able to fertilize the silver appleyards? Would an...- chicken mother
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Is this duck male or female?
i have welsh harlequins and silver appleyards, all female. except for this one welsh harlequin that i’m not so sure about. i always thought it was a male but now they’re 5 months old and he still doesnt look like a drake. i was waiting for the dark feathers from the neck up but they never...- chicken mother
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- breed drake ducks gender hen male or female silver appleyard waterfowl welsh harlequin
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New breeds - more girls!
We got four new ducks (hens) from Metzger, hatched June 1. Two are Silver Appleyard and two are Welsh Harlequin. Question: when can we safely introduce them to our adult Anconas (1 duck, 1drake)? -
4 Ducklings for sale
I have four adorable little ducklings for sale at $7 each! The ducklings are about one week old as of when this was posted. There are three Rouen mix ducklings (yellow and black) and one welsh harlequin and most likely appleyard mix duckling (yellow). We can’t tell you for sure what they will...- Quacking ducks
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What temperature for ducklings that just hatched?
Hi, I just had 4 ducklings hatch today and they are still in the incubator. What temperature should I put the incubator at?- Quacking ducks
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- blue swedish duck duckling incubator rouen silver appleyard temperature welsh harlequins
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Possible Prolapsed Penis Cold Weather Advice
Hi, Guys! It is perfect duck weather today at Three Bird Farm--40s and rainy, and "The Waterpark" is full and open for business! Unfortunately, we observed that our handsome boy Angus was having some trouble retracting the proverbial penis--well actual it's his literal penis (the one our vet... -
Silver Appleyard x Pekin
We just added two Silver Appleyard girls to our flock of three Pekins (two male, one female) and a Khaki Campbell (female) to balance out the numbers. I’m considering hatching out some of the Pekin/Appleyard eggs in the future and am wondering if anyone else has tried this and what the ducklings...- DuckDuckJuice
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The First Snow Coincides with the First Swim for These Silver Appleyard Ducks in Maine
We've been in really bad drought in Maine, but with some much needed rain (and now our first snow) "the Waterpark" is back in business, and our silver Appleyard ducks couldn't be happier! -
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Duck help Breed and Male/female
Please help, we were recently given 11 ducks of various breeds, and are trying to figure out what breeds and ducks/drakes we have. Can Black Swedish have black spots on their chest? Does green head automatically mean male? Are the two light ones Silver Appleyard? -
Had 4 hatchs this year of duck eggs.
I had 4 broody hen this year, which all sat on duck eggs, I had total of 41 duck eggs this year. My 1st hen hatched out, 1 Khaki Campbell duckling. My 2nd hen hatch out, 1 Khaki Campbell duckling and 1 Silver Appleyard duckling hatched. Later on my 3rd hen hatched out, 10 ducklings of Welsh...