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Re: I'm in love.....................with ducks!
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 8:22 pm
by alan refail
oldherbaceous wrote:They are stunning, Alan, I don't think I have ever seen that breed before.
Now just waiting for the black eggs!
Re: I'm in love.....................with ducks!
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 10:32 am
by retropants
beautiful feathers! I've never seen them either.
Re: I'm in love.....................with ducks!
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 10:42 am
by oldherbaceous
I suppose i'm being really gullable here but, are their eggs black??
Re: I'm in love.....................with ducks!
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:16 am
by alan refail
oldherbaceous wrote:I suppose i'm being really gullable here but, are their eggs black??
They vary, OH, but they start by laying black eggs. Read the link.
https://lifeaulait.com/the-county-kitch ... ise-sauce/
Re: I'm in love.....................with ducks!
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:41 am
by oldherbaceous
That's an interesting link, Geoff......beautiful eggs indeed.
Re: I'm in love.....................with ducks!
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:16 pm
by alan refail
oldherbaceous wrote:That's an interesting link, Geoff......beautiful eggs indeed.
Geoff 
Re: I'm in love.....................with ducks!
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:31 pm
by oldherbaceous
I forgot how to spell Alan, Alan
.......a few days off work and i'm losing the plot....
Re: I'm in love.....................with ducks!
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2019 2:42 pm
by Stephen
Don't lose the plot OH, you'll need the plot for the veg.
Re: I'm in love.....................with ducks!
Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 5:48 pm
by alan refail
Ducking moves on apace. A hatch of eighteen Welsh Harlequins are now independent six-week-olds. Thirty black Cayuga eggs are in the incubator, ready to hatch on Thursday. And the latest venture is Saxony ducks, three ducks and two drakes. They will be for breeding from next spring. They are a very rare breed and, as you can see from the picture, they are BIG, even at nine weeks!
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Re: I'm in love.....................with ducks!
Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 5:52 pm
by alan refail
This is what the Saxonys will look like when mature. Lovely birds!
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Re: I'm in love.....................with ducks!
Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 8:57 pm
by Westi
Alan they are wonderful! I expect you laugh a lot as well with their antics as even the river ones make me giggle! Love that look they give when you chat to them - eye to eye for just a blink until they spot the feed in your hand! I'm happy with the fact the wee pet shop is open & I can sit on the quay & feed the guysI I feel so popular, they have definitely missed our company - OK feeding!
