Ducklings

[lacychappell4]

Hoovers Hatchery choice of ducklings based on availability with a minimum of 3 breeds. Breeds that could be in the assortment is Pekin, Rouen, Khaki Campbell, Blue Swedish, Black Swedish, White Crested, Fawn & White Runner, Black Runner, Blue Runner, Chocolate Runner, Saxony, Silver Appleyard, Golden 300 and White Layer. This assortment will provide beauty to your backyard, eggs, pest control, and are also a good source of meat.

My TSC gets assorted ducklings from Hoovers Hatchery is there anyway to tell breeds apart as ducklings .
I want to get some more ducks and was interested in the Silver Appleyard ducklings and Golden Layer 300 , Saxony and the blue/black Swedish . How do I tell them apart ? Do I just look up the ducklings while I am there and compare pictures. Is there an easier way ?
I would by from a hatchery but USPS hasn't been reliable this year with anything live I have ordered this year so... I don't want dead ducklings again.
My locale TSC has been having a pretty good selection with healthy birds.
I have a pair Magpie Ducks and decided I want more ducks with a verity of breeds IDC if there frequent layers or if they make good meat birds . They will be strictly pets .

 

[lacychappell4]

Well I am going tomorrow to play roulette with duck breeds .
I guess it really doesn't matter I just wanted to get ducks with the same temperament
Calm and docile and not flighty and nervous.

 

[Miss Lydia]

KC and Runners would be in the class of more high strung. I have Buffs that are laid back. Most breeds if you spend time with them aren't too flighty. And my Muscovy is laid back these are the only breeds I have so can't really speak of other breeds.

 

[Yardmom]

Ducklings for most breeds have a unique look. Unfortunately most TSC workers do not know the breeds of the ducklings in there bin. The silverapple yards will have little dark Mohawks on yellow, but I have not seen them at my TSC. Most of the time our tsc just has Pekins which are yellow and khaki which are brown(flighty sometimes) I would recommend looking up pictures of Hoover's ducklings before purchasing.

 

[lacychappell4]

KC and Runners would be in the class of more high strung. I have Buffs that are laid back. Most breeds if you spend time with them aren't too flighty. And my Muscovy is laid back these are the only breeds I have so can't really speak of other breeds.

I have Magpies and don't really know what to look for to look for to tell ducklings apart

 

[BabyGotQuack]

Hoovers Hatchery choice of ducklings based on availability with a minimum of 3 breeds. Breeds that could be in the assortment is Pekin, Rouen, Khaki Campbell, Blue Swedish, Black Swedish, White Crested, Fawn & White Runner, Black Runner, Blue Runner, Chocolate Runner, Saxony, Silver Appleyard, Golden 300 and White Layer. This assortment will provide beauty to your backyard, eggs, pest control, and are also a good source of meat.

My TSC gets assorted ducklings from Hoovers Hatchery is there anyway to tell breeds apart as ducklings .
I want to get some more ducks and was interested in the Silver Appleyard ducklings and Golden Layer 300 , Saxony and the blue/black Swedish . How do I tell them apart ? Do I just look up the ducklings while I am there and compare pictures. Is there an easier way ?
I would by from a hatchery but USPS hasn't been reliable this year with anything live I have ordered this year so... I don't want dead ducklings again.
My locale TSC has been having a pretty good selection with healthy birds.
I have a pair Magpie Ducks and decided I want more ducks with a verity of breeds IDC if there frequent layers or if they make good meat birds . They will be strictly pets .

Every time I’ve been to TSC all ducks no matter the breed are in the same bin labeled “assorted”. Like someone else mentioned they’re usually pekins or khakis. I did get lucky once and got 2 blue Swedish from my TSC. I didn’t know what they were so I just did some googling while I was at the store and was able to tell they were blue Swedish. The employee there “strongly disagreed” on my breed guess and assured me they weren’t blue Swedish, I ignored him and bought them anyways. They’re now coming up on a year and without a doubt blue Swedish. So do your own research, don’t solely go on the employees info.

 

[lacychappell4]

Ducklings for most breeds have a unique look. Unfortunately most TSC workers do not know the breeds of the ducklings in there bin. The silverapple yards will have little dark Mohawks on yellow, but I have not seen them at my TSC. Most of the time our tsc just has Pekins which are yellow and khaki which are brown(flighty sometimes) I would recommend looking up pictures of Hoover's ducklings before purchasing.

If the right employee is in she is pretty good with breeds but I used my phone to pick my Bantam chicks . Mine has a decent selection of ducklings . They have had silver appleyards and Golden 300 and Swedish in.

 

[lacychappell4]

Every time I’ve been to TSC all ducks no matter the breed are in the same bin labeled “assorted”. Like someone else mentioned they’re usually pekins or khakis. I did get lucky once and got 2 blue Swedish from my TSC. I didn’t know what they were so I just did some googling while I was at the store and was able to tell they were blue Swedish. The employee there “strongly disagreed” on my breed guess and assured me they weren’t blue Swedish, I ignored him and bought them anyways. They’re now coming up on a year and without a doubt blue Swedish. So do your own research, don’t solely go on the employees info.

I used my phone in store to pick my Bantam chicks from the assorted bin . I guess I just will do the same thing

 

[BabyGotQuack]

I used my phone in store to pick my Bantam chicks from the assorted bin . I guess I just will do the same thing

That’s what I would do, I’m not saying ignore the employees advice, just do your own research as well. Good luck, I hope you find what you’re looking for and share pics with us!

 

[indianaducks]

Hoover's Hatchery has a page on their website called "ID My Chick" or something like that. It has photos of babies that can be helpful to identify possible breeds. Chicks, Ducklings, etc...