Topic of the Week - Duck Hens 101

[Table4Six]

Chickens:

2 bantam white frizzled Cochins
1 New Hampshire Red
1 Red sex link
1 light brahma
1 buff brahma
1 jersey giant
2 golden laced black bantam Cochins
1 golden laced Wyandotte
1 self blue D'uccle
1 millifleur D'uccle
1 brown leghorn
1 white leghorn
1 buff Orpington
1 black sex link
1 salmon faverolle
They're all hens

Ducks:

2 grey mallard drakes
2 snowy mallard hens
1 crested grey mallard hen
Those 5 are their own tightly nit flock

1 jumbo pekin drake
1 jumbo pekin hen
1 saxony hen
1 silver appleyard hen
1 Cayuga hen
1 blue Swedish hen
1 black Swedish hen
4 runner hens: blue, black, chocolate, and fawn and white
1 white crested hen
1 white layer hen
1 golden 300 layer hen
1 welsh harlequin
1 buff hen

And I also have 5 white Chinese geese.

 

[Table4Six]

Oops I forgot two put we have 2 americanas

 

[MagpieDucks]

I have:

5 Black and White Magpies ( 1 Drakes 4 ducks)

5 Saxonies (2 Drakes 3 ducks)

2 White Calls (both ducks)



I got my Magpies in March 2016, and they have been great! They started laying at 21 weeks, and continued laying until winter. They started laying again in May or so, and continued until the end of July. I haven't gotten any eggs since then. . The saxonies were hatched in April 2017. I have enjoyed them, but I think I will stick to Magpies.
I hatched out my Calls in August of this year and absolutely love them! More pictures and stories here:https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ucks-warning-very-picture-heavy-post.1211467/

Original ducks

First egg!

Offspring of original ducks; July 8th 2017or so

4-5 month old saxony hen

Call ducklings!

Saxony and Magpie, the Magpie is the adult picture of the July ducklings.

My current flock

Saxony ducklungs

 

[Julie Birb]

I have:

5 Black and White Magpies ( 1 Drakes 4 ducks)

5 Saxonies (2 Drakes 3 ducks)

2 White Calls (both ducks)



I got my Magpies in March 2016, and they have been great! They started laying at 21 weeks, and continued laying until winter. They started laying again in May or so, and continued until the end of July. I haven't gotten any eggs since then. . The saxonies were hatched in April 2017. I have enjoyed them, but I think I will stick to Magpies.
I hatched out my Calls in August of this year and absolutely love them! More pictures and stories here:https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ucks-warning-very-picture-heavy-post.1211467/

Original ducksView attachment 1215691
First egg! View attachment 1215692
Offspring of original ducks; July 8th 2017or soView attachment 1215695
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4-5 month old saxony henView attachment 1215697
Call ducklings!View attachment 1215698View attachment 1215699View attachment 1215700View attachment 1215701Saxony and Magpie, the Magpie is the adult picture of the July ducklings.View attachment 1215702
My current flockView attachment 1215703View attachment 1215704 View attachment 1215705
Saxony ducklungsView attachment 1215706

I LOVE DUCKS AND DUCKLINGS.