The Quack Shack

[Jenbirdee]

i think my cayuga-runner mix drake ‘Pickles’ has runner legs with a cayuga body. and that’s why his little legs were so shakey. they are better now but i’m continuing the extra niacin. his legs just look skinny

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

i think my cayuga-runner mix drake ‘Pickles’ has runner legs with a cayuga body. and that’s why his little legs were so shakey. they are better now but i’m continuing the extra niacin. his legs just look skinny

In 2019 i ordered five "Magpie" ducks from Ideal Poultry in Texas. They grew into fragile looking black and white ducks, which exactly match your description. When they were running, it looked like in the had-drawn cartoons where the legs were just rotating.
All of them developed leg and hip-problems and Pinball's grand-daughter, Laura looks somewhat fragile on the thin legs.
Here is a short video of them, together with the White Layers:

The White Layers are stomping around, while the Magpies are light treading.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Oh no! - So sorry to hear that!

I thought that cats are save from snake-bites, due to their fast reaction being able to move out of the way.

Normally, yes. It may have suprised her

 

[Canadian Wind]

In 2019 i ordered five "Magpie" ducks from Ideal Poultry in Texas. They grew into fragile looking black and white ducks, which exactly match your description. When they were running, it looked like in the had-drawn cartoons where the legs were just rotating.
All of them developed leg and hip-problems and Pinball's grand-daughter, Laura looks somewhat fragile on the thin legs.
Here is a short video of them, together with the White Layers:

The White Layers are stomping around, while the Magpies are light treading.

Those are horribly marked Magpie.

 

[Jenbirdee]

all the young ducks (two month olds and three month olds) have formed a coalition. They are the keepers of the pools.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Look at the beautiful blue eyes on this mulard!

I see blue eyes often on ducks with white heads, but this is the first time for one with a dark coloured head.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Those are horribly marked Magpie.

Agreed! - It was the first and the last time i ordered ducklings from Ideal Poultry. I explicitly ordered non-crested and they included two crested ducklings. Nowadays they only sell unsexed.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Look at the beautiful blue eyes on this mulard!

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I see blue eyes often on ducks with white heads, but this is the first time for one with a dark coloured head.

Yes, most of my white ducks have/had blue eyes, but surprisingly all of my Black and Blue Swedish ducks/drakes and their offspring have blue eyes too. Its just hard to see. The 'Magpies' had blue eyes too.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Hard weekend, everybody?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Somebody must have had an affair with one of the wild Mallard Drakes:

This beautiful young drake has the eye-stripe and the typical Mallard pattern on his chest.
What do you think?