Here are the boys; they're losing color a little, but will return in all their splendor near fall. They really stick together, move as one. Trouble is, they can't decide who is leader, so they spend a lot of time running back and forth, going nowhere in particular. They like to sleep in a circle, with heads toward the center, bent down, so all you can see are bodies and tails--will try to get a picture of that. They spend their days in a pasture with a small pond, and keep our two pygmy goats and two Emden geese company. they return to a smaller yard with secure shed at night--we are afraid of losing them to predators.
The geese sometimes chase them, but then they will sleep near them, so they aren't really enemies.
We originally acquired Saxonies because of their being endangered, but with four drakes, we aren't contributing much to the propagation of the breed! Maybe one of our little ones in the nursery will be female. It will be a while before we know.
Did you ever get that pair of Saxonies?
As @Miss Lydia suggested the "Where am I where are you" thread may be of help. Your cute little spotted hen is actually a Silver Appleyard, and not a Saxony. Gorgeous ducks.
