- Nov 14, 2009
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Oh man, you are going to get such a story, here. I don't think I'll go into all the ducklings I've bred over the years, though... I'll just include the ones I kept for awhile.
Started with 1 feral mutt duckling from the local lake when I was 9.
1+2-1=2 Kept two of her ducklings, but some teenaged brat decided to wring the original duck's neck for funzies.
2+3=5 Kept three of the babies' babies for various reasons.
5-5+1=1 Some deaths, some rehomings, but I kept a duckling whose parents were the son and granddaughter of the original duck.
1-1+2=2 The duck got out of the fence and disappeared forever. I bought a khaki and a cayuga from the pet store.
2+10-7=5 Decided I wanted to try some breeds, got a variety pack from Metzer. Kept three.
5+5-10=0 Had some fun mixing breeds, got some really neat birds, but had to sell them all when I graduated high school and moved out of AK.
0+2-2=0 Bought some mallards while living on a farm in MI. They were really neat, but were wild-type and flew off when they got old enough.
0+10-4=6 Got some WH and Golden 300s from Metzer, sold some.
6-4=2 Traded four ducks for a sheep.
I now have one WH pair, Wallet and Keys. Probably not getting more, since my husband prefers chickens and they don't lay their eggs in the middle of the yard for the crows to eat. LOL
Started with 1 feral mutt duckling from the local lake when I was 9.
1+2-1=2 Kept two of her ducklings, but some teenaged brat decided to wring the original duck's neck for funzies.
2+3=5 Kept three of the babies' babies for various reasons.
5-5+1=1 Some deaths, some rehomings, but I kept a duckling whose parents were the son and granddaughter of the original duck.
1-1+2=2 The duck got out of the fence and disappeared forever. I bought a khaki and a cayuga from the pet store.
2+10-7=5 Decided I wanted to try some breeds, got a variety pack from Metzer. Kept three.
5+5-10=0 Had some fun mixing breeds, got some really neat birds, but had to sell them all when I graduated high school and moved out of AK.
0+2-2=0 Bought some mallards while living on a farm in MI. They were really neat, but were wild-type and flew off when they got old enough.
0+10-4=6 Got some WH and Golden 300s from Metzer, sold some.
6-4=2 Traded four ducks for a sheep.
I now have one WH pair, Wallet and Keys. Probably not getting more, since my husband prefers chickens and they don't lay their eggs in the middle of the yard for the crows to eat. LOL