Month old Runner ducklings hatched from my BBS and fawn & white stock. Looks to me like 2 fawn & white, 2 silver, and 2 blue. They go out in a plastic mil-wrapped hoop tractor during the day (if warm enough) and spend their nights inside a heated garage bay. A straw-filled litter pan works nicely as a bed.
Second pic is bath time - too chilly to bathe outdoors, but the tub works just fine (followed by blow-drying). Look at the fawn & white one...his or her coloring is really coming in.
It's more work raising these guys in winter, but it's worth it!
Second pic is bath time - too chilly to bathe outdoors, but the tub works just fine (followed by blow-drying). Look at the fawn & white one...his or her coloring is really coming in.
It's more work raising these guys in winter, but it's worth it!
It's just too much fun hatching them! I keep hoping the F&W breed with the BBS, but so far, they seem to stick to their own colors (though the F&W drake is very popular with the other girls).
