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Last ducklings were 10 years ago. I still have one welsh harlequin left hanging with the chickens. So my three new girls arrived this morning. F/W runner, Welsh Harlequin and a Duclair from Metzer Farms. Arrived in great condition, just as my previous small orders.

Thank you for that info. I ended up ordering one when I placed my order with Metzer yesterday am. So a new welsh harlequin, f/w runner and the duclair. I went back and forth another 38923 times with the chocolate or black runner and the duclair. If Metzer tracks what goes into and out of a...

@Stoney Meadow Maple - did you end up getting any Duclairs? What are your thoughts on them? @animalcraker @raggiedoll88 - now that you've had them around a year, what is your experience with them as adults and egg layers?

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I'm going to order some ducklings from Metzer again. I only want 3. I've not ordered yet as I keep going back and forth on breed 3. I will be getting a f/w runner and a welsh harlequin Options for #3... black runner, chocolate runner, duclair I've loved having my runners, but at the same...

I have a bunch of questions and figured I'd just ask them all in one place rather than starting multiple threads. I started with 3 runner ducks in 2010. Added 2 more and a welsh harlequin in 2012. That Welsh Harlequin is hanging with my chickens now and I'd like to get more ducklings again. I...

She came from Hoover as part of my English Orpingtons She had fuzzy legs as a baby and still has some feathering on her legs. I still have NO clue whatsoever what she is.

Who's good at identifying breeds in the bins? MY TSC has a decent variety and I'm pretty sure there is pekin, blue swedish, mallard (they seemed small), maybe buff and I couldn't tell if the black one was a runner or cayuga or black swedish or what. This shipment came from Hoover and I was...

She came from Hoover as part of my mixed English Orpingtons. She has feathered legs. Not super crazy feathers, but a good bit. She is a month old now. Hoover has French Black Copper Marans, so I'm leaning toward that, but really have no clue. Here she is when she arrived

Thank you. That was my concern with the plastic fencing. Chicken wire it is then.

We have finished the new run for the girls and now we need to cover it from the hawks. Husband doesn't want to use bird netting as he figures that will break down pretty quick in our weather. That leaves us with chicken wire or maybe deer fencing. Our goal with the top is keeping flying...

I spoke with Hoover this morning. Their English Orpingtons do not have leg feathers, so she may be a cochin or a blue maran. Or who knows what. We shall see in the coming months :)

Since we had quite a few deaths, I sent them an email with that info along with a pic of the blue fuzzy leg wonder to see if they can provide input as to what she might be.

I didn't even notice the feathers on her feet.

The others are speckled sussex and salmon faverolles