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PearlTheDuck said:
Ahh they're precious! Is the last pic Welsh Harlequins?
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Yep they're are my first Welsh Harlequins, at about 8 weeks old :)
 
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Bills vs Beaks said:
I know, its one thing to purposefully butcher a chicken thats whole life purpose was meat, but another to have a pet shake and die in your arms...and I'm not much of a chicken person.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1107805/saxony-duck-thread/50#post_17661616
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Yeah,it was very traumatic watching pete, traumatic for anyone to watch any animal die in such a way
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and I love both chickens and ducks, but I prefer ducks which is funny because we got chickens first and then were unsure about ducks and here I am now, wanting every duck on the planet
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And I'm pretty sure that I'll get some Saxony's in the spring
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PearlTheDuck said:
Aw! I want some Indian runners soo bad! What's your opinion on the breed? I've heard they're a great pet duck
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My Runners were almost full grown when I got them, and absolutely petrified of people. They'd go out of their minds with terror when I walked up to the coop/run. It took them a long time to realize that I wasn't a threat, the only thing I can figure is they must have been chased a lot and harassed at their first home. They'll never be as tame as my Muscovy or Rouens, who were handled since babies, but they'll come up to me now, and I can walk by them and they don't run away. The thing I find absolutely fascinating about them, is that they move like a little military squad. They stay in a little tight knit bunch and they all move the same direction at the same time. I don't know who the leader of the formation is, but it's funny to watch them when they're first let out for the day, or when I go to lock them up at night. They all get in a little squad and go as a well orchestrated squadron.
 
Adalida said:
My Runners were almost full grown when I got them, and absolutely petrified of people. They'd go out of their minds with terror when I walked up to the coop/run. It took them a long time to realize that I wasn't a threat, the only thing I can figure is they must have been chased a lot and harassed at their first home. They'll never be as tame as my Muscovy or Rouens, who were handled since babies, but they'll come up to me now, and I can walk by them and they don't run away. The thing I find absolutely fascinating about them, is that they move like a little military squad. They stay in a little tight knit bunch and they all move the same direction at the same time. I don't know who the leader of the formation is, but it's funny to watch them when they're first let out for the day, or when I go to lock them up at night. They all get in a little squad and go as a well orchestrated squadron.
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Aw haha. I've heard that if not handled alot as ducklings they can become scared as adults. But if I get some I'll probably never put them down
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PearlTheDuck said:
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Aw, I'm getting some in the spring! So cute!
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Looks like your gonna be overrun with ducks
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Just a note about saxony, if you really want them, there may be a waiting list because they are pretty rare. So you should find a hatchery now. I think Holldereads have em, but I dont know anywhere else
 
Bills vs Beaks said:
Looks like your gonna be overrun with ducks:plbb
Just a note about saxony, if you really want them, there may be a waiting list because they are pretty rare. So you should find a hatchery now. I think Holldereads have em, but I dont know anywhere else
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Haha yeah
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I will check the hatchery, I didn't know they were rare
 

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