Waterfowl Heritage Thread

[TK Poultry]

I figured what the hey I'll post some pictures of my pair.

This is the hen. She'll be two y/o this spring

this is my drake he'll be a year old this spring

The drake (Jack) started mounting the hen (Mabel) for the first time a few days ago. So now I'm just waiting for eggs!! Butterscotch isn't a heritage color but I'm assuming that the Call breed is.

 

[Chickielady]

This hatching of Chocolate and Black runners is my first encounter with hatching and raising waterfowl.
I have gotten a few from feed stores long in the past...so that said, I am open the the best advice I can get for feeding and watering without the duck mess, and housing or any input at all !
Thanks all...

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Some of our Heritage waterfowl:

Buff "Orpington" Ducks

Some of our Buff Ducks, Brown Chinese Geese and Chocolate Muscovy Ducks.

 

[Chickielady]

He he/she is ! Brand new this morning...

 

[Chickielady]

Do alot of you raise your ducks on wire, or just the calls/small breed ducks ?
Seems it would be much cleaner...unless you have a big herd like JimsFarmStand !

 

[TK Poultry]

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I have my Calls on wire all year. When I bred Swedish Ducks I kept the babies on wire until they got too big for the hutches. It keeps the mess down a ton!

 

[call ducks]

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It depends on your climate, i don't dare keep my calls on wire, from oct. to march-April as wire (unless plastic coated) would freeze. But it depends.

 

[Chickielady]

Here in the Pacific Northwest . especially on the coast here, we have duck weather about 80% of the time, with a few days of freeze to about 30, maybe 25 at the lowest.
So, I guess it would work almost all year.
I still have not figured out why this 1 duckling has hatched on day 22...we were not even lockdown yet.'The only thing I can think of is that they were not kept below 60 after they were gathered, so some development occured.

The duckling is in a brooder now, and the incubator is going in lockdown tomorrow.
Anyone have Welsh Harlequin ?
Would love to see photos, and Cayugas too.

 

[pirtykitty]

He/she is a sweetie...

 

[pirtykitty]

Here's a picture from Feb. 2010 of my Trio of Welsh harlequins.. I lost Amy in the middle later that month...