The Quack Shack

[WannaBeHillBilly]

It blows my mind that you can buy livestock from other countries. Including eggs

Its called the European Union! Not as united as the United States of America, but fewer restrictions on trade than between the USA and Canada for example.
And between EU countries that have also joined the »Schengen Agreement« (Italy and Slovenia both did) there are almost no restrictions at all. No passport needed at the open borders for example.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Okay, no idea how for the last two years I never got any mule ducks but suddenly I have about 10 this year! Those drakes.......

Seriously, do Mule ducks lay eggs and those are just not fertile or don't they lay eggs at all?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I'll get pictures of them later. They are adorable. For now they're in a rabbit cage in the duck yard for some See No Touch time. One of my own Call females lay herself right next to the cage. So sweet!

Pictures?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Oh that was so much fun looking at all of them and trying to figure out which kind they were. Thanks for sharing!!!

@Supercow

Indeed very interesting! - Especially the many different breeds of Indian Runners, my favorite are the »Indiana Bianca« - the white Runners.
Note on the pictures how strict the European breeders care for the upright posture of the Runner Ducks.

 

[Supercow]

It blows my mind that you can buy livestock from other countries. Including eggs

Slovenia is so small that we need the boost The EU is sometimes actually good for something (common veterinary/sanitary standards that allow cross-border trade of eggs etc), not just regulating the curvature of bananas and cucumbers.

 

[Supercow]

01 eggs yesterday, 10 eggs today. I think the ducks found out I'm a computer guy and are trying to be funny.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Pictures?

SOON! They haven't even been here 24 hours yet!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Seriously, do Mule ducks lay eggs and those are just not fertile or don't they lay eggs at all?

I think Luv Ducks said hers don't lay?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

01 eggs yesterday, 10 eggs today. I think the ducks found out I'm a computer guy and are trying to be funny.

There are 10 types of people: Those who understand binary and those who don't…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

SOON! They haven't even been here 24 hours yet!

Twentyfour hours without pictures - that's torture!