Tips on how to get welsh harlequin ducklings

[BackyardAnimalsDucks]

So to get the I rather want to get eggs or get young ones. Which ones should I get. Should I order them online and get them shipped? I live in mid North Carolina. Are there any farms near me that could sell those. Also give me any info on welsh harlequins. Thanks in advance

 

[Jpat]

Heres the duck breed information sheet for welsh harlequins. @sumi wrote it up, it will tell you about the breed
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/duck-breed-focus-welsh-harlequin.1034216/

i think they are adorable A lady here in NS breeds them and they have a great temperment

 

[Duckworth]

I keep a small flock of female WH. I got mine through a special order from our local feed store and from a local farm. You can look online for hatcheries that breed them.

I have been very happy with this breed. They are pretty good layers, especially when younger. They are generally quiet, which is good for me being in a neighborhood. They are not easily upset or disturbed. Mine are not unfriendly. The ones I reared from day-old ducklings are less leery of me than the adults I got a few months ago. None of them enjoy being handled, but all of them will tolerate it. I just have to have a very calm demeanor. I don't handle them if I don't have to, just because they don't really like it. If I wanted them to be more "friendly," I could win them over in time by hand-feeding treats, but I'm happy with them the way they are.

They are entertaining to interact with and to watch. All have been really healthy except for when a raccoon got into their pen and killed one and injured the rest. All of the ones still living survived and recovered, but the most injured hasn't resumed laying. That's why I added to the flock. We rely on the eggs because my husband is allergic to chicken eggs.

I would absolutely get WH again.

 

[Duckie doodle]

I have a Welsh Harlequin pair absolutely love them. They are one of the quieter breeds that I have. Question is do you want to show or mainly just as a pet? My 2 wh came from a breeder that shows the breed so they are gold standard.

 

[BackyardAnimalsDucks]

I want my wh to be as pets

 

[BackyardAnimalsDucks]

I’d love to order them online but I don’t know if I trust it.

 

[Duckie doodle]

I can give you the website for lady I got my female from. It's called qaucky acres on Facebook she is located in Ohio. Her name is Meredith.

 

[BackyardAnimalsDucks]

That’s not needed anymore but thanks for offering. I just ordered some online

 

[Miss Lydia]

Who did you order from?

 

[BackyardAnimalsDucks]

My pet chicken