After one year of waiting...they have FINALLY arrived!

[DuckyBoys]

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They are about as good as it gets, and have a long waiting list.

Steve in NC

Yes, I ordered last March and got them today! LOL...a little bit of a list!

I can't wait to see how they compare to my other stock when they mature, the one pair is the show quality and they are much bigger than the other two.

 

[TerriLaChicks]

They are adorable & look to be so worth the wait!!! Congratulations!

 

[cluck1]

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Are your other stock from Holderread's too

 

[DuckyBoys]

No, they came from a hatchery. I have heard that the Holderread's stock is much bigger at maturity, I can't wait to find out!

 

[DuckyBoys]

Pics from this morning! I had forgotten how cute goslings were

I have decided to give them names - the SQ boy is going to be Lou, the SQ girl is Myrna. The dark one is Peggy and the small one is Al.

I don't usually name my birds because to be honest most of them I cannot tell apart, but I will have to band these buys to make sure I know who is who for next year's breeding season.

 

[goosedragon]

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[FLOWERPOT]

OOOHH, So cute!

Im getting a pair of Buffs next month for the first time, and I was wondering if you can tell the males from the females when they are babies? or am I gonna have to wait till they get older to tell which is which?

 

[DuckyBoys]

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Nope, those feets were purple - it was disturbing and I waited MONTHS for them to turn orange. They did - eventually. One of those guys still has a purple bill.

 

[DuckyBoys]

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I still have a hard time telling some of them apart. I wish they had drake feathers! Now that it is spring the boys are the ones with the tattered feathers from fighting and the girls are the ones who look pristine and pretty!

Plus they lay eggs.