They are absolutely beautiful and sound like a joy to have around, Thanks so much for sharing them with us, I wonder why they don't go in the pond?Welp, it's been 3 months since these kids showed up- It's time for some pics! At this time, I'm assuming they're about 4 months old, give or take a few weeks. Brulee did end up being a boy, and Flan is indeed a girl. Mallow, however, has showed himself as a striking little man rather than the hen I thought he was. His crest has fanned out a little.
(^ Brulee, the first duckling posted on this thread.)
(^ Mallow, slightly crested)
(^ Flan, who happens to have heterochromia. Her other eye is blue.)
While Flan and Mallow are still wary, all three will come to me when I'm outside in hopes of a treat. If I'm out of sight, they've learned to run up to the house at a whistle!
They are absolutely fantastic ducks. As it is, it seems they will be slightly larger than my pekins. Even so they have a huge wingspan and -are- able to fly. Their wings were partially clipped once last month, but they still manage to get out of their pen. I would correct this if they weren't so terribly smart...every morning, after 'breakfast', they leave the pen and their friends to waddle down to the pond. They never go in, but just rest on the edge, catch frogs, etc. If allowed to do as they like, they'll stay there all day and return for dinner and bedtime. Not that they necessarily need it- they're wonderful hunters and scavengers, unlike the others.
When spring comes around I'd like to breed them. For BYC members only, I'd like to offer a few of Flan's eggs to anyone interested...Free, aside from shipping. I'll make a separate thread I suppose when the time comes. They're just such unique ducks. I'd love to share them.
