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[BReeder!]

Green duck eggs! I was surprised to find these today. We have only been getting white eggs until now.
Note: The light brown eggs in the pics are from chickens, the blue and white eggs are from the ducks.

 

[Faraday40]

@BReeder!
That's so cool. (& pretty!) I didn't even know green duck eggs existed.

 

[BReeder!]

@BReeder!
That's so cool. (& pretty!) I didn't even know green duck eggs existed.

Me neither until now. Apparently they can be grey, almost black, various blue/green shades and white. There may be other colors I still don't know of.

Brown duck eggs? Pink duck eggs? I wonder...

 

[Faraday40]

I tried to take some more pics, but it was getting dark & for some reason, the orps didn't want to stay outside for pictures. LOL

Here are my September babies:
This is Smudge's black/lav split: "Schmutz." She looks amazing for a 4 mo old and has her mama's BIG body & glossy feathers.

..... and there she goes!

This is Smudge's Lav pullet named "Deary" She has her mama's face.

"Darling," my other lav who came from @homeschoolin momma , was not in the mood for pics at all. First she insisted on pecking at the ground & then ran away. Trust me; she's gorgeous. I just couldn't get any proof tonight. LOL She's also older and more filled out. She recently started laying..... but then when Mr Nice Guy left, she decided to stop.


This is Smudge's son, "Mr Potential." He's OK but doesn't have the nice comb like Mr Nice Guy. He does have more genetic diversity, so that's why he was chosen. He'll have to make do until a better rooster comes along. I'm hoping he'll give me a nice looking son with Darling.

And here's Mr Wonderful's son. Don't let the grumpy face fool you. He's a big sweetheart.

Here are pics to show the size difference between the 2 boys. (Both hatched in Sept on the same day)

 

[Stephdk]

Hi All,

We have 2 beautiful ducks we inherited from a college aged family member who had no idea what he was getting into when he took them in as hatchlings. He raised them indoors and they are fantastic with him but he lived in a small studio apartment on campus and was at risk of being evicted for violating his lease so we agreed to take them in temporarily until we could find a new home. They are now what we assume to be full grown at 4 months and healthy, living in a temporary outdoor pen/heated house my husband built. We are completely inexperienced with any type of feathered friend needs or care so believe these lovelies should be with someone who understands their needs and has the lifestyle to meet them. If there is anyone able/willing to adopt or advise us on where to look for a safe re-homing option, I would greatly appreciate it! Located in the SW suburbs of Chicago.
Thanks to cavemanrich for suggesting I post this here!

 

[BReeder!]

Hi All,

We have 2 beautiful ducks we inherited from a college aged family member who had no idea what he was getting into when he took them in as hatchlings. He raised them indoors and they are fantastic with him but he lived in a small studio apartment on campus and was at risk of being evicted for violating his lease so we agreed to take them in temporarily until we could find a new home. They are now what we assume to be full grown at 4 months and healthy, living in a temporary outdoor pen/heated house my husband built. We are completely inexperienced with any type of feathered friend needs or care so believe these lovelies should be with someone who understands their needs and has the lifestyle to meet them. If there is anyone able/willing to adopt or advise us on where to look for a safe re-homing option, I would greatly appreciate it! Located in the SW suburbs of Chicago.
Thanks to cavemanrich for suggesting I post this here!

I have 4 ducks and room for 2 more. Do you know their sex? If not, can you get close up pics of they're tail feathers? That would help. I could take a drake and a duck, but not two drakes.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

We are completely inexperienced with any type of feathered friend

For being inexperienced, it looks like you're doing a great job! They've got their own pool! But probably not exactly where you want them to be. BReeder would be a great choice if he wants to open his door to them.

 

[Faraday40]

Here's one reason why my hens are not producing as much....
Contagious broodiness!
1st Xansie went broody. After about 2 weeks, I caved and gave her a few eggs.

2nd MaiMai went broody. We chuckled because the last 2 times, she never hatched anything. Just pushed eggs around & sat on her beloved food dish. However, this time she kept sitting in the nest with Xansie & the two kept rolling the eggs back and forth. I decided to put MaiMai in a plastic storage tub in the house with her own eggs.

3rd another new broody joined Xansie. For the past few days Sesame has been stealing eggs from Xansie. I decided to stop meddling and let them work it out. I'm afraid if I remove Sesame from the coop, another will go broody to take her place.

I marked the eggs and keep removing new ones. I WILL NOT be giving out any more eggs no matter how many hens decide to go broody! They will just have to share.

I was getting 4-5 eggs per day from the bantam coop. Now I'm down to 1-2 eggs per day.

 

[BReeder!]

Here's one reason why my hens are not producing as much....
Contagious broodiness!
1st Xansie went broody. After about 2 weeks, I caved and gave her a few eggs.

2nd MaiMai went broody. We chuckled because the last 2 times, she never hatched anything. Just pushed eggs around & sat on her beloved food dish. However, this time she kept sitting in the nest with Xansie & the two kept rolling the eggs back and forth. I decided to put MaiMai in a plastic storage tub in the house with her own eggs.

3rd another new broody joined Xansie. For the past few days Sesame has been stealing eggs from Xansie. I decided to stop meddling and let them work it out. I'm afraid if I remove Sesame from the coop, another will go broody to take her place.

I marked the eggs and keep removing new ones. I WILL NOT be giving out any more eggs no matter how many hens decide to go broody! They will just have to share.

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I was getting 4-5 eggs per day from the bantam coop. Now I'm down to 1-2 eggs per day.

So what are you having? Potentially selling any? They would hatch just in time to trade for quail...

 

[Stephdk]

I have 4 ducks and room for 2 more. Do you know their sex? If not, can you get close up pics of they're tail feathers? That would help. I could take a drake and a duck, but not two drakes.

Hi BReeder,

I'm not sure of the sex. Here are a couple of close ups. If you need a video I'm sure I can figure out how to upload one.