Got my holderread ducklings today

[DUCKGIRL89]

Sounds like you're having a lot of fun with your ducks, DG!

My Holderread's order came today too. I got ten TSQ Saxonies and an extra Stanbridge White (Magpie) duckling. My girlfriend and I sexed some of them and it looks like the white Magpie is a pullet and I definitely have at least one drake Saxony duckling (I'm wanting a few drakes because I already have three Saxony hens). They're so friggin' adorable!

I'm having alot of fun!! I love ducklings!!

Post pics!!!!! I wanna see some saxony babies!!!!!! One day I hope to have some! Runners, Silkies, Welsh harlequins, and Saxonies are my favorites!!!

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

I'm having alot of fun!! I love ducklings!!

Post pics!!!!! I wanna see some saxony babies!!!!!! One day I hope to have some! Runners, Silkies, Welsh harlequins, and Saxonies are my favorites!!!

The yellow ones with the pale eye stripes are Saxonies!

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

Just me. With my ducklings. Chilling.

Those are all Saxonies. The Magpie didn't make it in this picture.

 

[Goin Quackrrs]

Just me. With my ducklings. Chilling.

Those are all Saxonies. The Magpie didn't make it in this picture.

Your babies are too cute! I had a heck of a time trying to choose which of my Saxonies to keep and which to sell.

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

I'm going to have a similar problem. We vent sexed the rest of them, and apparently 8 of the Saxonies are male, two are female, and the Magpie is a female. I'm glad I already have a trio of nice quality hens, otherwise I'd have to rely on the pullet ducklings being good quality. At least I'll have a good pool to choose a really nice male from.

 

[Tahai]

Hey Kurt! I may have to meet up with you next year, about this time, for ducklings. I keep flirting with the idea of a trio of Saxonies.

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

That would be great! Or I could sell you eggs... I don't know if a trio will work because of my disproportionate ratio of drakes to hens.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Just me. With my ducklings. Chilling.

Those are all Saxonies. The Magpie didn't make it in this picture.

I'm in love!!!!!!

WOW! Thats kinda a really bad ratio! Gonna sell any male ducklings? And keep a few aside to pick breeders?

 

[chicken_boy_Kurt]

I'm not selling any until I can judge their quality; I want to keep the best (or two best) drakes. I'll probably keep all the hens.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Yes, always keep the very best drake.

I came out with 3 hens, and 3 drakes. I will probably only keep the 2 best hens ( or all 3 if they turn out nice!), and the best drake. The drake has to be SQ though. I don't mess around with this breed