French frogs

[Ravynscroft]

Crash time...

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Okay....right now they are all free range...sort of...I let the three adults...two drakes one hen wander the world as they wish...of course I put them up at night.....I put the four younger hens in a fenced in garden...so they are separated. At night they are in separate pens....soon though when the snow is three to four feet high they won't be as free range as they might like.....I guess what I am asking is once the hens ,reach the right age will they be more "willing" to go along with the drake advances (for a lack of a better term). Sorry I really thought it would be a little easier getting them to mix together....if the dog hadn't killed three earlier I probably would be fine right now.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I'm turning in for the night.   Last one here turn the lights off.

good night I'm going soon too

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

I'm turning in for the night.   Last one here turn the lights off.

Good night

 

[Ravynscroft]

Okay....right now they are all free range...sort of...I let the three adults...two drakes one hen wander the world as they wish...of course I put them up at night.....I put the four younger hens in a fenced in garden...so they are separated. At night they are in separate pens....soon though when the snow is three to four feet high they won't be as free range as they might like.....I guess what I am asking is once the hens ,reach the right age will they be more "willing" to go along with the drake advances (for a lack of a better term). Sorry I really thought it would be a little easier getting them to mix together....if the dog hadn't killed three earlier I probably would be fine right now.

Short answer, yes... they will be more receptive to they boys usually right before they start laying, at least with all the ones I've seen... but also, drakes seem to lose their brains when they can reach new ducks... best to wait til the teeny boppers are mature... and I would put the older duck with them first, then add the drakes... imo...

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Okay...thanks...that's kinda the slow approach I've been taking....take care ...talk later.... Phil

 

[WalnutHill]

My flock of Araucana bantams when I got them were a hot mess color wise... they have good type, leg color and egg color, but were an awful mix of colors and tail stubs, etc... after a year I have managed to pull this boy out and am putting him over this older hen and will see what they make...

I want to see the results as well!

 

[Ravynscroft]

I want to see the results as well!  

I just discussed them with a friend, she's really good with genetics... said he *should be* carrying 1 silver and 1 gold gene, so chicks *should be* 50/50 Silver and Gold Duckwing...

 

[Akrnaf2]

Good night to you all! EYS!!!
Good to have you back Sally!!
You should come to visit here! It is cold at night but sunny during the day, the see is wonderful
Calm,blue good to fish!
I saw that the ape trend is become a real issue here!

 

[kwhites634]

I was playing cribbage tonight...n and drinking of course....I was sitting with a couple really old people......they were talking about reading all their medication warning labels. I told them I quit reading the labels when I Seen the whole..."4 hour erection thing" the little old lady across from me spit her orange crush all over the table...I think she almost lost her teeth...

Sorry for commenting on this so long after the fact, but I went to bed early last night, wiped out, and I'm playing catchup, AGAIN.

Regarding the "4 hour" thing, believe me when I tell you that if that ever happened to me, the LAST person I'd call would be the doctor; I'd go through my old "little black book" cover to cover before I did anything