June Chick
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- Apr 12, 2016
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So, we got 4 ducklings from Tractor Supply a few months back, they were mixed breed/sexes...
Three of them are drakes, and the female (mine) is the smallest. Her name is Hula and the breed guesses for when she was a duckling (first few pics) were Blue Swedish or Khaki Campbell - I believe she is a mix of the two. (Two are Pekins and the last one (Peter) is an Ancona).
(She's the darker one)
This is her today - the most stunning duck I've ever seen.
(Close-ups taken in two pics)
(Please ignore the dirty water, it's being cleaned tomorrow. It gets cleaned every other day (which is difficult because it's an 8' around 1.5' deep kitty pool.))
Just a note about the drakes: They haven't reached maturity yet, so we're keeping them all together, for when they do reach maturity, I've sectioned off a part of the run to separate them so then we don't have to get rid of any (they're being kept as pets), and then Hula won't be abused by any of them. They will still be able to lay/talk/hang out with each other, just with a fence in between. As of now, they all get along and have even bonded with each other. Peter will follow Hula (Hula has been handled most, so she is easiest to hold), and then Kent and Puddle (pekins) will follow Peter.
Three of them are drakes, and the female (mine) is the smallest. Her name is Hula and the breed guesses for when she was a duckling (first few pics) were Blue Swedish or Khaki Campbell - I believe she is a mix of the two. (Two are Pekins and the last one (Peter) is an Ancona).
(She's the darker one)
This is her today - the most stunning duck I've ever seen.
(Close-ups taken in two pics)
(Please ignore the dirty water, it's being cleaned tomorrow. It gets cleaned every other day (which is difficult because it's an 8' around 1.5' deep kitty pool.))
Just a note about the drakes: They haven't reached maturity yet, so we're keeping them all together, for when they do reach maturity, I've sectioned off a part of the run to separate them so then we don't have to get rid of any (they're being kept as pets), and then Hula won't be abused by any of them. They will still be able to lay/talk/hang out with each other, just with a fence in between. As of now, they all get along and have even bonded with each other. Peter will follow Hula (Hula has been handled most, so she is easiest to hold), and then Kent and Puddle (pekins) will follow Peter.
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