Please, show me your ducks

[Rouen Mom]

Yes, they are tame. Why? And yes I do..lol

 

[Papaye]

Hi!

I would have to agree, I love the black head on your Runner, a very distinguished marking! Adds to their cuteness!

I know, right?!

Because after much debate, searching the internet and asking the opinion of some others on here, the 2 I thought were hens....are actually drakes so I have 4 adorable free loaders.

And if you don't want so many drakes, you really are not lucky...

(Thank you for the Internet!)

After much discussion with our 2 kids, we have decided to keep the cayuga and the black swedish looking drake.

Of course you would keep the Cayuga, ah, ah!

Those are the ones they picked from the bin and I will order 6 hens from a hatchery.

Do you know what breed you will order?

We will most likely hold onto the 2 brown ones for now and then try and re home in the spring.

You could want to re-home them as soon as you get the girls... because if you wait for Spring to come, you could have to manage 4 drakes for 6 hens during mating season if ever you don't find anyone to adopt your drakes then... and you really don't want that!

In any case, good luck!

Yes, they are tame. Why?

Since ducks from these breeds are renowned to be tame... apparently...
I would have thought your ducks would let you take good pictures of them!

 

[lmj2898]

My beautiful six month old Muscovy girls enjoying the Mountain View

My little five week old duclair, magpie, silver appleyard, and welsh harlequin babies!

 

[Papaye]

My beautiful six month old Muscovy girls enjoying the Mountain View

Nice picture!

They are just the cutest while growing up, when they still don't have their so red face...!

My little five week old duclair, magpie, silver appleyard, and welsh harlequin babies!

So cute...!!

Thank you for the pictures!!

 

[Rouen Mom]

If I'm wrong I apologize, but I get the feeling you're being a little sideways with me. I originally responded to your post because I thought the subject was interesting and always love to converse with others who share my enthusiasm for birds. If I accidentally said something to offend you I'm really sorry, but I feel like you're being mean to me

 

[Papaye]

Hi.

If I'm wrong I apologize, but I get the feeling you're being a little sideways with me. I originally responded to your post because I thought the subject was interesting and always love to converse with others who share my enthusiasm for birds. If I accidentally said something to offend you I'm really sorry, but I feel like you're being mean to me

Hmmm... Sorry if I am mistaken, but just in case : are you talking about me?

If so, I am the one who is sorry : I really don't understand why you would think I would want to be mean with you?

Did I, in fact, say something I should not have?
I'm really sorry if I did.

I am happy to be able to talk with people about the birds we love, and I have never tried to be offensive to anyone here... not even to the one who lied to me, and then prefered to delete their posts instead of admiting their mistakes...

I know I can seem cold when I write - since I was already told so in the past... but I assure you it is not volontary; and I am actually trying my best to seem friendly enough so to let people know I am interested in their stories, advices, thoughts... and in seing pictures of their birds.

...I still apologize, sincerely, if what I have written could be misinterpreted, and you feel attacked because of that.

(I am grateful to you, and to everyone here, for replying to my thread and showing me so beautiful pictures...!)

 

[notallducksinmypond]

Now thats it, i´ve gathered all my duck photos (completely runner ducks) now you have to watch ;D
First: Sisters (front) Tilia, color: lavender, maybe lilac (test mating will show next year) bibbed (Bl/bl, d/-);
(back) Rauch, Color: blue bibbed or pied(lots of white to be bibbed) beautiful light grey penciling on wing-underside (so i assume E/e) white wing tips (two feathers each)

next: the mallard´ish girls
front: Waltraud, standard mallard (M+/M+, Li+/Li+)
middle: Anne, brown mallard (M+/M+, Li+/Li+, d/-) maybe carrying dusky (no iridescend wing speculum BUT clear eyestripes as duckling and now)
back: Josefine, trout with white wing tips (left one feather, right three)(M+/M+, li/li )

more withe wing tips on the sisters drying after bathtime

Salix, drake, Blau-gelb (mallard with double blue) (M+/M+, Li+/Li+, BL/Bl)

Hosta, duck, blue dusky with white wing tips (3 feathers each) (md/md, Li+/Li+, Bl/bl)

Walther, drake, mallard carrying dusky (no claret bib BUT white neck ring) with white wing tips (2 feathers each)

Baaaad quality... but stunning pose
Sam, blue trout with white wing tips

the snowy boy, not completely changed on this picture, now he has a claret bib and a black tail with a fine line on every feather, just gorgeus

One of the two "just black and white girls" showing her beautiful penciling

the wings and face of the other one, duckling was plain black and white up until first real moult

 

[Jenbirdee]

Now thats it, i´ve gathered all my duck photos (completely runner ducks) now you have to watch ;D
First: Sisters (front) Tilia, color: lavender, maybe lilac (test mating will show next year) bibbed (Bl/bl, d/-);
(back) Rauch, Color: blue bibbed or pied(lots of white to be bibbed) beautiful light grey penciling on wing-underside (so i assume E/e) white wing tips (two feathers each)
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next: the mallard´ish girls
front: Waltraud, standard mallard (M+/M+, Li+/Li+)
middle: Anne, brown mallard (M+/M+, Li+/Li+, d/-) maybe carrying dusky (no iridescend wing speculum BUT clear eyestripes as duckling and now)
back: Josefine, trout with white wing tips (left one feather, right three)(M+/M+, li/li )
View attachment 3933136
more withe wing tips on the sisters drying after bathtime
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Salix, drake, Blau-gelb (mallard with double blue) (M+/M+, Li+/Li+, BL/Bl)
View attachment 3933138
Hosta, duck, blue dusky with white wing tips (3 feathers each) (md/md, Li+/Li+, Bl/bl)
View attachment 3933139
Walther, drake, mallard carrying dusky (no claret bib BUT white neck ring) with white wing tips (2 feathers each)
View attachment 3933140
Baaaad quality... but stunning pose
Sam, blue trout with white wing tips
View attachment 3933141
the snowy boy, not completely changed on this picture, now he has a claret bib and a black tail with a fine line on every feather, just gorgeus
View attachment 3933143
One of the two "just black and white girls" showing her beautiful penciling
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the wings and face of the other one, duckling was plain black and white up until first real moult
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they are so beautiful

 

[Jenbirdee]

most of my ducks here ( and a few chickens)

 

[FenrisMau]

I have a small flock of Anconas, this is our 3 week old chocolate Ancona named Cricket!