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[Fields Mountain Farm]

Definitely have some ground to cover...all I gotta do is yell duck duck duck and they run figuring I’m handing out goodie..but their also not old enough to set nests yet either so I’m sure my time will come..where are you located? I see the mountains in your username and wondered if ur in the mountains

They usually come when i call them but these 3 didnt show.. and if they're setting they wont come out..

Yes, we are in a bowl shaped spot on top of a mountain. The creek in my avatar is on the edge of our place.

 

[AngieMaesChix]

They usually come when i call them but these 3 didnt show.. and if they're setting they wont come out..

Yes, we are in a bowl shaped spot on top of a mountain. The creek in my avatar is on the edge of our place.

Beautiful..hope ur able to locate them..u looking to have any babies or no?

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Beautiful..hope ur able to locate them..u looking to have any babies or no?

Thank you... yes, i have 3 call eggs incubating now. Wish i had more but they've been hidding them...
Or sitting on em in the woods..

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

@WVduckchick if i find the hens and they're setting, should i leave them be or try to gather them up and pen them or take the eggs and incubate any that are developing? Im afraid of disturbing them and losing ducklings but also afraid if i leave them i could lose moms AND babies...

 

[dan26552]

Hope you're feeling more than slightly better, illness wise, today!
Fantastic on the other issue. Im really glad they are making it right!

Headach is gone.. thank you Cap.

No idea but hes pretty!

Congrats on a great hatch!
They're so cute !!



Good morning Pond !
Looks like another warm day today...

Yeah

 

[dan26552]

then that makes zero sense. Can't figure it out any which way. Cuckoo/barred is sex linked, and dominant .... So no one should be able to hide it.... right?????

I know. As far as I know, unless the sexlink hens are carrying it?

 

[dan26552]

Wonderful pics!! So happy for you!



Right!




I'm with Al, I can't figure it out. Is the SS pure? I guess they carry some type of barring gene, but I'm not real sure on their genetics.



CINNAMON & SUGAR!!




Ducks will FLATTEN anything you put down. I would suggest a combination of things. I have river rocks around the boat/pool (keeps most of the stuff out of the water), some straw on one end under a canopy, and they had some grass, but its pretty much gone and now flat bare ground. They range the whole yard most of the time, so I don't mess with their actual run too much.

Me too. The SS should be pure but who knows since she’s from a hatchery.

There’s also a solid black chick, we’ll i thought it was solid black anyway, it looks just like a black sexlink pullet, brown face and all.

 

[Alaskan]

I know. As far as I know, unless the sexlink hens are carrying it?

It is just it was my understanding that cuckoo/barred was dominant and sex linked. I didn't think it could hide.

And SS are spangled gene, (I think) totally different.

 

[dan26552]

It is just it was my understanding that cuckoo/barred was dominant and sex linked. I didn't think it could hide.

And SS are spangled gene, (I think) totally different.

Same here

Yeah.

 

[Alaskan]

Same here

Yeah.

that is why my only answer is....

EGG FAIRY!!!!