Can anyone help us to understand what to expect with Holderread order?

Learningstill: I ordered 12 ducklings ohh I'd say late April maybe and just got an email saying they will ship my ducklings the same week you're getting yours. I kinda wish I woulda get them earlier like this month but I believe it would take em awhile to hatch their Golden Cascade since they're starting em back up. But I guess that's fine. I could say its a birthday gift for myself since my birthday is that week aha. Anyways this is my first time ordering from them and I'm really excited
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I ordered 4 welsh harlequins, 4 Saxonys, and 4 Golden Cascades. I kinda wish I ordered Silver Appleyards because they look really cool but I'll be fine with the ones I ordered.
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We, too, ordered from Holderread in beginning of March. Our check cleared, we got a confirmation email a few days later. Then about 2 weeks ago, we got the care instructions in the mail and another email from Wanita telling us that our 5 Golden Cascade and 5 Saxony ducklings would ship also about 5 May, or the following week.

This is our first time ordering from them, and around the same time we ordered from them, I found someone on here to get Saxony hatching eggs from (bluecamas). We got 6 eggs, all arrived in great condition and all were fertile and growing! 2 days ago our first 2 Saxonys hatched, another yesterday and one this morning. One more is working its way through the shell as we speak. But I think the last one will not come out, as I didn't see a beak in the air sac :(

We also have Ancona hatching eggs and are anxiously waiting for them to hatch in about another week or so! Can't wait to see those spots!
Plus, we already have 3 Pekins, 4 Rouens and 1 Khaki. At first SO didn't like me getting ducks, since we got also lots of pheasants and some chickens. Yet, he fell in love with my babies and now decided that we go into breeding Anconas and Saxony's! Maybe the Golden Cascades also... just gotta see... And since we got some hatched Saxony's, we will have 2 different lines too!
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We, too, ordered from Holderread in beginning of March. Our check cleared, we got a confirmation email a few days later. Then about 2 weeks ago, we got the care instructions in the mail and another email from Wanita telling us that our 5 Golden Cascade and 5 Saxony ducklings would ship also about 5 May, or the following week.

This is our first time ordering from them, and around the same time we ordered from them, I found someone on here to get Saxony hatching eggs from (bluecamas). We got 6 eggs, all arrived in great condition and all were fertile and growing! 2 days ago our first 2 Saxonys hatched, another yesterday and one this morning. One more is working its way through the shell as we speak. But I think the last one will not come out, as I didn't see a beak in the air sac :(

We also have Ancona hatching eggs and are anxiously waiting for them to hatch in about another week or so! Can't wait to see those spots!
Plus, we already have 3 Pekins, 4 Rouens and 1 Khaki. At first SO didn't like me getting ducks, since we got also lots of pheasants and some chickens. Yet, he fell in love with my babies and now decided that we go into breeding Anconas and Saxony's! Maybe the Golden Cascades also... just gotta see... And since we got some hatched Saxony's, we will have 2 different lines too! :thumbsup


Hopefully the last egg hatches :fl. Your plan sounds like a good one.
 
The last egg didn't hatch and no movement. :(
And after my SO could not keep his hands if the last hatchling he nicked a small vein. I hope it will make it all the way... Guess we gotta wait and see tomorrow morning...
 
The last egg didn't hatch and no movement. :(
And after my SO could not keep his hands if the last hatchling he nicked a small vein. I hope it will make it all the way... Guess we gotta wait and see tomorrow morning...


Oh no, did it make?
 
Learningstill: Hey guys, I just got my ducklings today and I love them! Lol I picked em up an hour ago and was too excited to see em. I got 4 Saxony, 4 Welsh harlequins, 4 Golden Cascades and they threw in 2 White Appleyards. I put them with my chicks so they'd get along.
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We just got an email yesterday that they shipped the ducklings. They didn't arrive today so they should be here tomorrow! :D

Can't wait to see if we did get some freebies too, maybe some appleyards also? Was wanting to get some but we stuck with cascades and saxonies.

Altogether we had one of our own hatch (Rouen or Rouen/Pekin mix. Not sure yet), 5 saxonies, one chocolate Ancona, SO brought me another Pekin duckling after I was barely able to get away from the tubs at L&M. Then last week we also had 5 more Anconas hatch (these all seem to be blue and/or lavender?) plus more Anconas in the bator (from another line), another one of ours supposed to hatch next week (probably Pekin) and in between a whole bunch of little bitty pheasant babies! Mostly Ringnecks but also red golden. Will see how the Lady Amherst eggs will do.

Gosh, can u say LOTS of smell but tons of fun and joy?! Now I can't wait til tomorrow. I think I'm a duckaholic... Lil
 
We just got an email yesterday that they shipped the ducklings. They didn't arrive today so they should be here tomorrow! :D

Can't wait to see if we did get some freebies too, maybe some appleyards also? Was wanting to get some but we stuck with cascades and saxonies.

Altogether we had one of our own hatch (Rouen or Rouen/Pekin mix. Not sure yet), 5 saxonies, one chocolate Ancona, SO brought me another Pekin duckling after I was barely able to get away from the tubs at L&M. Then last week we also had 5 more Anconas hatch (these all seem to be blue and/or lavender?) plus more Anconas in the bator (from another line), another one of ours supposed to hatch next week (probably Pekin) and in between a whole bunch of little bitty pheasant babies! Mostly Ringnecks but also red golden. Will see how the Lady Amherst eggs will do.

Gosh, can u say LOTS of smell but tons of fun and joy?! Now I can't wait til tomorrow. I think I'm a duckaholic... Lil


Wow, you are going to have a house full! Come back and share more upon their arrival. Cannot wait....
 

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