Duck egg colours.

[WannaBeHillBilly]

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Duck's scarieness: My older girl Nona (the project manager) was always the most scared of my Runners. Since she started to hand out with the new ducks, she is not the most friendliest of the Runners. Not as friendly as the little Buff drake (Erpelchen) who tries to hop on my lap for worms, but she is always around me when i am working outside. I could pet her this morning for the first time!

 

[Loopeend]

Can you share the article, please!

Duck's scarieness: My older girl Nona (the project manager) was always the most scared of my Runners. Since she started to hand out with the new ducks, she is not the most friendliest of the Runners. Not as friendly as the little Buff drake (Erpelchen) who tries to hop on my lap for worms, but she is always around me when i am working outside. I could pet her this morning for the first time!

Hahaha I like the name of your buff drake. The white one (Gene Simponds) had to be a bit less scared when it only stayed with Ozzy Eggborn, that is the most friendly. (all the groups before she was an aggresive duck that noone liked and last in rank). It was either following Ozzy Eggborn towards us or be alone. But since the new German duck Black SabBathduck came a long that is wááááy more scared she suddenly changed a lot. There is some stride going on who is '2nd' duck between Gene Simponds and Black SabBathduck; a lot of pecking. So maybe she felt it was the right time to feel more brave to not become the most low-standing duck of the group (again). Who knows. I don't think the have the same way of hierachy as mammals; but there sure is some group- and rank thing going on =/

The article:
https://www.communitychickens.com/unexpected-eggshell-color-variance/

It only mentiones it with poreus shells. But our duck often have too much calcium then too less due to the nutriants found in the garden and soil.