ISO- Silver Welsh Harlequin or Cayuga Female

[DuckDuckJuice]

We lost one of our ducks a few days ago and our daughter is pretty devastated. She picked him out as a duckling and was very attached. We would like to get a new duck to help her through this (she’s 4yo and it’s her first experience with death). She said she wants a girl this time and she likes Cayugas and Silver Welsh Harlequins. Unfortunately, we only want to add one to the flock and hatcheries won’t ship just one. I can’t find any for sale locally, either. Does anyone know of someone/someplace we can get a single female from that is in Ohio or a surrounding state? We don’t mind driving a couple hours, but more than that is difficult with a toddler and baby.

 

[indianaducks]

I bought female ducks (runners, buffs, runner/buff mixes) from Snoozin Goose Ranch outside of Bloomington Indiana. $10 for females I believe. You can find them on facebook. They won't have the breed your daughter is looking for, but they had lots of pretty runners and runner mixes and didn't have a minimum to buy.

 

[Peas4Ducks]

Could you take a small flock of six? I saw this post on Craigslist recently and have been thinking about it ever since.

 

[Isadora]

I bought female ducks (runners, buffs, runner/buff mixes) from Snoozin Goose Ranch outside of Bloomington Indiana. $10 for females I believe. You can find them on facebook. They won't have the breed your daughter is looking for, but they had lots of pretty runners and runner mixes and didn't have a minimum to buy.

I bought geese from him.

 

[DuckDuckJuice]

I bought female ducks (runners, buffs, runner/buff mixes) from Snoozin Goose Ranch outside of Bloomington Indiana. $10 for females I believe. You can find them on facebook. They won't have the breed your daughter is looking for, but they had lots of pretty runners and runner mixes and didn't have a minimum to buy.

Thanks! She’s really set on a Cayuga or WH, though.

 

[DuckDuckJuice]

Could you take a small flock of six? I saw this post on Craigslist recently and have been thinking about it ever since.

That is killing me! We don’t have room for more than one, maaaaybe two. If we didn’t have our four girls already, I’d jump at that posting.

 

[Peas4Ducks]

That is killing me! We don’t have room for more than one, maaaaybe two. If we didn’t have our four girls already, I’d jump at that posting.

That’s exactly how I feel! We don’t have enough room but boy do I wish we did.

I’m sorry to hear about the loss of your duck. I hope you’re able to find a duck nearby.

 

[Pierre duck drake]

Just get them from a hatchery and sell all the ones you don't want! You should check Facebook they have lots of ducks and I'm sure they have WH! I see them a lot when I look at ducks! If you know a lot of people who have ducks ask them if you could have some eggs to hatch! If she's four why does she care what breed she gets?

 

[indianaducks]

You could also wait a few weeks until farm stores start getting ducklings and then let her pick out a duckling to raise? Though usually I think they require you buy at least 2.

 

[indianaducks]

Also, there are other breeds that might work. Chocolate or black runners if she's really wanting a cayuga. And I got a cool gray/white/splotty runner or runner mix. It might be worth reaching out to farms that allow you to buy only 1 or 2 even if they don't have the exact breed your daughter wants. Maybe they can send pics of what they have and your daughter will like one.