Welp, I got some Welsh Harlequin Ducklings

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Yep. I found someone who was selling them!

However, I found out (after I bought them) that they come from eFowl, which I'm really really sorry about. The ducklings themselves didn't come from eFowl, but their parents did. I did see their parents, and they looked good(to me).

I ended up buying four, even though I said I was only buying two lol. One I bought does have a tilted head, and I explained to my dad(he's the one who wanted it) that it might not live. It(I think it's a he, because his bill is dark) is very curious, eats and drinks like the rest, and doesn't act any different other than I think his depth perception is thrown. Other than Tilt(guess which one that is lol), they all seem normal. Bright-eyed, aware, eating and drinking normally, not too cold or too hot. Just acting like normal ducks.

Pyrrhos is bullying them, but a couple of them are starting to peck back at her. I think the oldest female is two days old, and the rest are a day old. I'm uploading pictures now and will upload them.

 

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Tilt is the one on the bottom of the picture. You can see that sometimes it's pretty normal. It mostly tilts only when he's walking around.

 

[vtfarmer]

Congrats on the WH babies. We got 10 in yesterday from Metzers (along with 11 runners) but they are not dark like yours.

 

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Yeah, I'm hoping they are actually WH babies. Wouldn't make sense for them to be anything else, since WH were the only ducks they had(there was one Pekin male, but he was locked up away from the others and I don't think a Pekin would make WH babies darker lol).

Also, an update on Tilt: He's going to the vet tomorrow to see what's up and why the heck his neck is weird.

Other than Tilt, their names are Eris, Nyx, and Erebus. And, of course, Pyrrhos lol.


Tilt:


Erebus:


Nyx:


Eris:


And, of course, the oldest baby, Pyrrhos:

 

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Well, after several hours, Pyrrhos has calmed down and is now quite protective of the ducklings. I was trying to clean up their blanket a little bit, and all the ducklings ran behind Pyrrhos, who started biting at the blanket haha. After initially being a bully, she's calmed down into a patient sitter(she's also quite careful and hasn't stepped on them once).

Tilt and Pyrrhos will probably be mates in the future. He follows her around everywhere and they groom each other(although Pyrrhos grooms all of the little ones).

Tilt and Pyrrhos:

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well, after several hours, Pyrrhos has calmed down and is now quite protective of the ducklings. I was trying to clean up their blanket a little bit, and all the ducklings ran behind Pyrrhos, who started biting at the blanket haha. After initially being a bully, she's calmed down into a patient sitter(she's also quite careful and hasn't stepped on them once).

Tilt and Pyrrhos will probably be mates in the future. He follows her around everywhere and they groom each other(although Pyrrhos grooms all of the little ones).

Tilt and Pyrrhos:

What precious pictures, and Tilt most likely has wry neck and can be treated and recovered from if treated. here is a story that may help. Let us know what the vet says. And Congrats on your new babies. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/761308/peking-duckling-with-crooked-neck-help

 

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I talked to someone with lots of experience, and decided to cancel the appointment. If what she told me to do doesn't work, I'll take him to the vet, but I'm pretty sure the issue is what she(and you, Miss Lydia) said. Going to buy Vitamin E, selenium, and poly-vi-sol without iron in a few minutes.

Also, I don't know if WH are just calmer than Mallards even at such a young age, but the babies are much more willing to come check out my hands than yesterday. Their breeder told me all of them should be three days old(four days today). They seem small to me, but then again, I grabbed the smallest ones thinking they were different ages lol(her boyfriend handled the sale since she wasn't able to at the time, and he thought they were all a day old to a week old.

 

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On our way to get the vitamins, my dad wanted to change Tilt's name. Tilt is now known as Thoth(pronounced Toth).

The two girls in the water bowl are left-to-right, Nyx and Eris
The two boys just below them, drinking, are left-to-right, Erebus and Thoth.
Pyrrhos is the largest girl, and the only Mallard

 

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Switched out their towels to a cleaner one while they were playing around out of the tub. They're slowly getting more used to us. Pyrrhos is helping them adjust and love peoples, as well.

Left to right:
Pyrrhos, Nyx, Erebus, Eris, and Thoth.


Thoth is my darkest, Eris is my lightest. They're all silver phase. Nyx and Erebus are pretty similar, but Nyx is a little lighter. Pyrrhos is normal Mallard duckling colors lol.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Switched out their towels to a cleaner one while they were playing around out of the tub. They're slowly getting more used to us. Pyrrhos is helping them adjust and love peoples, as well.

Left to right:
Pyrrhos, Nyx, Erebus, Eris, and Thoth.


Thoth is my darkest, Eris is my lightest. They're all silver phase. Nyx and Erebus are pretty similar, but Nyx is a little lighter. Pyrrhos is normal Mallard duckling colors lol.

They are just too cute. so Pyrrhos is now a big sister.