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Appleyard would have a distinct head mohawk mark, this duckling is not an appleyard or appleyard mix. It is likely a magpie or ancona or similar mix. The heavy saddle across the back makes me lean towards magpie.

I don't do Khaki's and I seen to recall the carry the brown dilute gene. Yes there are a couple genes that can be set up to the right drake over the right hen color where the offspring with be sexable by color. This gene is one of them. You need two copies of it to express the color in a drake...

As most have said life got busy. Went from a stressful job that paid more to a less stressful one that doesn't, so had to readjust life. I just do ducks, and they are a wonderful bunch of quacker. Wants for ducklings this spring have been slow so more work involved to move them out. I also...

The tractor suppy/purina food conversation is pretty heavy on here but I think it's overdone. A company is allowed to change ingredients to make a product as long as the analysis is the same and they put it on the label, which they have. The other conversation is about lower methionine and...

I have done a 3 grain or 4 grain scratch fermented for 2 days and the ducks liked it. I would make about 3 lbs up and put it in one pen and when they looked like they filled themselves I would move to the next and then next. Hard to tell pros and cons but I stopped doing it because a bag of...

I feed dumor (purina) all flock and mix in 1/4 layer pellet to get a lower protein. If i get over towards Rural King I prefer their all flock and layer. I have 35 ducks and the Anconas slowed down for winter but are ramping back up right now, The welsh really slowed down but are also increasing...

Welsh can be sexed by beak color at 85-95% accuracy IF that breed line has been selectively bred for the characteristic. Don't expect hatchery quality birds to be true to that. So hens will have light beaks for the first couple days, by the time the ducklings get to the store they likely will...

I feel humidity is the main controllable reason for failure. I don't know what state you are in but I am in FL and the air is humid enough on it's own without adding water. You started out with first laid eggs which can be weak to start with. You looked at 5 eggs and two were not fertile, two...

Her crop is emptying, and feels fine, she is standing as of today and holding her head up almost normal height(just a little pulled in) and being a little talkative. She has been on layer food for a few months, outside less then a month then brought in because we dropped to below freezing over...

I've given a little scratch and some game crumbles I have. She doesn't have company and I try to talk with her as much as I can. I moved her outside a month ago but all I have is ducks for close company. I brought her back in a few weeks back because we dropped in temp a lot ( more then usual...

No I don't, I have frozen a few bags of juice and orange bits for use in the next 6 months.

That has a lot of yummy stuff in it, I'll have to give it a try. Thanks

I am not sure you will find an insurance that covers animals or hatching eggs after they are sold. The best you can do is have your business set up as a LLC so any frivolous lawsuits can't harm you much.

I had someone approach me to harvest their citrus before the freeze a month ago. I landscape for a living and it was basically come get them so they don't go to waste. Well 4 crates of honey bells and two of tangelos later I have made orange bread, poke cake, upside down cake, custard pie. I...

She is standing a little more today and I saw her eating a bit. Didn't see her eat and she is fighting me more when I try to syringe in food. I don't know if I should keep trying to syringe feed or hope she is getting enough on her own. Any suggestions?