2019 Spring Ducklings are here!

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I hope that at least one will be a good mother. My combination of drake/hen colors are sexlinked so we would know who is what by their markings

I did not know that Anconas can be sex-linked!

 

[SailorNoMore]

Just wait until one of the ducks goes broody. And then mark the eggs in the nest so that you can remove any additional eggs that will magically show up under the broody.

Thank you!

 

[SailorNoMore]

I did not know that Anconas can be sex-linked!

I came across this info as I was trying to decide what breed to buy. It was one of the factors that helped me to select this breed.

 

[SailorNoMore]

Here is the first one hatched from the 2019 Anconas, the mother and father are the two closest to the camera. Chocolate Drake and Black & White Hen.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Congrats! ❤

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Here is the first one hatched from the 2019 Anconas, the mother and father are the two closest to the camera. Chocolate Drake and Black & White Hen.View attachment 2115586

Congratulations!! Now you need to share a cigar with your drake.
Are all eggs developing?

 

[SailorNoMore]

WannaBeHillBilly As I get ready for some well earned sleep I still have three eggs in the incubator. I have four in the MHC in the brooder. I will verify it in the morning but I think that I have two hens and two drakes. If these three still show no sign of life I will bury them. A lot of lessons were learned from this first incubation.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

I have learned much from each incubation. Unfortunate for the little ducks but you get better and better with each one. I am itching to get the next batch in next weekend

 

[SailorNoMore]

"Magnolia Ducks, I have learned much from each incubation. Unfortunate for the little ducks but you get better and better with each one. I am itching to get the next batch in next weekend

I wish you well on your upcoming next batch. I guess these four will remain in the brooder in my office for three weeks before graduating to the brooder in the garage for another three weeks before joining their parents in the duck house for a few days of integration before they can commingle. If the pandemic is history by that time, my wife and I will be heading to your state to visit relatives in the Dallas and Houston suburbs. Otherwise we will start a second batch this year. The young drakes can stay until they get to the point of challenging their father. They are trying to play in the water and they are not even 24 hours old!

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Hmmm, if your coming to the Houston suburbs, any chance of getting some fertile eggs? I would love me some Anconas.