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I will have to get someone to take pictures with me holding the wing out as there is no way I can get a picture and hold the chicks.
no the female will have a big gap and a male as a small gap in the feathers I will have to take pictures soon
Posted this exact thing on Facebook earlier, but I figured I'd pick everyone's brains here as well:
"I've been wondering why it is that some of my runners (bought as ducklings from a private party) are so much smaller than some of my other runners who are both younger and purchased from different sources. The younger ones who are larger are from Holderreads stock. The fawn & white in the photo is the same age as Peepers, the middle duck who came from a private party seller. The Holderreads stock ducks are 2-3 months younger and are the same size as the fawn & white in the photo. I wonder if they had an unintentional cross with a bantam at some point in their history..."
The fawn & white drake is either Frik or Frak, never could tell them apart. The girl in the middle is my Peepers, one of my favorite runners. The one on the right is one of my swedes. Peepers is both shorter and smaller overall than the drake, as are all the ducklings I got from that first batch of runner ducklings I bought.
"I've been wondering why it is that some of my runners (bought as ducklings from a private party) are so much smaller than some of my other runners who are both younger and purchased from different sources. The younger ones who are larger are from Holderreads stock. The fawn & white in the photo is the same age as Peepers, the middle duck who came from a private party seller. The Holderreads stock ducks are 2-3 months younger and are the same size as the fawn & white in the photo. I wonder if they had an unintentional cross with a bantam at some point in their history..."
The fawn & white drake is either Frik or Frak, never could tell them apart. The girl in the middle is my Peepers, one of my favorite runners. The one on the right is one of my swedes. Peepers is both shorter and smaller overall than the drake, as are all the ducklings I got from that first batch of runner ducklings I bought.
I just went and put the big ducklings in the coop. They are big enough and it's warm enough they've been ok outside, now I need them to get used to the other birds. I'll be able to keep a good eye on them, but with no rooster and no drake I'm not very worried as long as they don't make the turkey mad.
Would be interesting in seeing pictures of them walking to see their posture and size both.
Yes you must! Awsome, right up there with LED lights for candling! Much easier and faster!
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How old are they? They are cute with the long wings!one of my frizzle Japanese bantam.
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