Duckling Thread!

[HuffleClaw]

A true RIW has a rose comb. There are apparently a lot of crosses out there and if you hatch them enough you'll get one with a single comb eventually. Something about how they were created. Here's a couple pics...
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[Miss Lydia]

That's beautiful Bob. Your breeding to the breed standard which I really awesome. Yep I always thought Rhode Island Reds were the chickens with the huge combs. Or do they have rose comb too?

 

[rjohns39]

That's beautiful Bob. Your breeding to the breed standard which I really awesome. Yep I always thought Rhode Island Reds were the chickens with the huge combs. Or do they have rose comb too?

RIRs have a single comb here's a write up on the RIWs. I prefer to raise threatened and critically endangered breeds, but breeding stock is really hard to come by and expensive. I finally had a shot at cotton patch geese, but just couldn't do $25/egg and still have a feed issue. As much as I hate tucker, it's what I can get. They've started advertising that they're coming out with a Duck/Turkey starter, but no ingredient lists or analysis yet.

 

[rjohns39]

Thank you Kayla. I need to take my phone out with me more often, but it's been really hot.

 

[Miss Lydia]

If they'd just leave the pork out I'd def buy it instead of driving so far for mine. I think I'd just have to wait and see on that decision.

I think that is awesome you want to help the critically endangered breeds.

Duck turkey starter sounds interesting. Hope it works for you.

Thanks for that information They sound like a really nice breed. I hope you can help keep them going.

 

[Claires Poultry]

So you want to hear the bad news or the good news?

The good news is my Muscovy ducklings are doing great!

The bad news is all of my Khaki Campbell hatching eggs are doomed!!!
They've been in the incubator for 6 days and not a single one of them has started developing!!! I was pretty certain they wouldn't make it, but I tried to have hope anyways. Well, it was all for nothing!

There goes $122 down the drain!

 

[15WildTurkey]

So you want to hear the bad news or the good news?

The good news is my Muscovy ducklings are doing great!

The bad news is all of my Khaki Campbell hatching eggs are doomed!!!
They've been in the incubator for 6 days and not a single one of them has started developing!!! I was pretty certain they wouldn't make it, but I tried to have hope anyways. Well, it was all for nothing!

There goes $122 down the drain!

Aww I’m sorry. That’s so disappointing and costly too!! Congratulations on the muscovies though. Pics pleeeease

 

[Texag87]

Sorry for the loss of K/C s .

 

[rjohns39]

Morning folks

So you want to hear the bad news or the good news?

The good news is my Muscovy ducklings are doing great!

The bad news is all of my Khaki Campbell hatching eggs are doomed!!!
They've been in the incubator for 6 days and not a single one of them has started developing!!! I was pretty certain they wouldn't make it, but I tried to have hope anyways. Well, it was all for nothing!

There goes $122 down the drain!

If you haven't tossed them, I'd give them more time and see what happens. Sometimes they'll surprise you. Here's hoping

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sorry about the eggs CP. maybe they do still have a chance? Good Morning!!