Dilema of the duckiest sort...

sparkles2307

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A few months ago our dachshund killed my Saxony drake. At the time, his Rouen mate had just hatched cross ducklings that are now the loveliest blue fawn color. We also got 2 male freebies thrown in with our chicks from cackle hatchery. So I now have 2 unrelated Mallard males, and 2 related blue fawn Rouen/Sax males. That leave me with the mother, my rouen hen, and her 2 daughters. I know that a 4-3 male to female ratio is not good. I was going to keep ONE male... my question is, are blue fawns sought after enough that I can sell these boys or should we just butcher them? And if we do butcher them, how old should they be? They are 9.5 weeks old today.
 
I don't butcher our ducks because no one likes the taste. I, personally, love blue poultry! We really love using duck eggs though. After they started laying my son went through a stage where he would only eat the duck eggs. It lasted for a couple of months. I hope someone else has an answer for you on the butchering question.
 

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