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    Runner duck chick colour

    We need pictures as Runners come in many colors.
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    Color choices

    Ha ha, no they would not be monstrosities, I’m sure they would be adorable. The Khaki hen’s babies would be gray and look similar to a Mallard. The Magpie hen’s babies would be colored like her.
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    Color choices

    Sure, I love genetics, but I need to know more about your mixes. Do you know what they are mixed with? Was the Khaki a hen or drake? Photos would help too.
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    Water belly and eating eggs?

    I had one I believe had it. We ate her eggs without any issues.
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    In Honor of Banana Split

    She was beautiful! So sorry.
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    Spotted Dusky - Indian Runner ducks

    Also beautiful! I had a Khaki x supposedly Appleyard cross that looked similar and had to be M+/md as he also had Mallard pattern as a duckling and facial stripes during Eclipse. This was him:
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    Spotted Dusky - Indian Runner ducks

    They are beautiful! It is so interesting to see a dusky with blue speculums.
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    Questions about breeding Rouens

    Soon, very soon. I got my first egg of the spring this morning (Dutch Hookbill’s though). I live in Tennessee so I may be ahead of you depending where you live. I can’t answer you about Rouens as mothers. I have always used an incubator for my different types of ducks. That way I still get...
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    Too cold?

    I have added sealed gallon jugs of hot water to my coop. It won’t hurt as long as it is sealed so you aren’t adding moisture. It will make you feel better if you see it isn’t frozen solid in the morning too.
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    Freezing weather and ducks?

    I keep 2 seed starting mats under my 3 nest boxes (large dish pans)🤷🏼‍♀️. They are attached to an automatic Christmas lights timer which goes on at dusk off at dawn. I added the mats to stop frozen eggs but it gives them a little heat (but I am not as cold as you). I also added a remote...
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    Who’s drakes are hormonal?

    You are giving me hope. I am down to 8 eggs so I need the girls to resume laying (or I have to buy chicken eggs 🤮). If the boys are starting hopefully the girls will too soon!
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    What gender are these duck?

    Ducks are messy and nothing like baby quail or chicks. Yes, you should expect to clean their brooder more often, like a couple times a day. There are ways to cut down how much you clean and how often. First, get rid of your chick waterer (assuming that is what you are using). Ducks are...
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    Khaki Cambells with blue feathers, are they actually Khaki Cambells?

    If their dad was part Khaki they could still be good layers. Information in Holderread’s “Storey’s Guide to Ducks” seems to show that the egg laying trait is passed on if the drake is a Khaki. Most of my current ducks are Hookbill’s who aren’t as good of layers and I still get lots of eggs...
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    Khaki Cambells with blue feathers, are they actually Khaki Cambells?

    I suspect that yours are a mix of Appleyard, Buff, and Khaki Campbell. So, I would not worry about flying unless you see one doing it. Appleyards and Buffs are bigger than Khakis and I have only had one Khaki who could sort of fly. She got some air and got over a six foot privacy fence so I...
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    Khaki Cambells with blue feathers, are they actually Khaki Cambells?

    No, none of them are Campbells. They are a crossbreed. The baby pictures you showed on the other post show they all had the restricted allele (Mohawk) commonly found in Silver Appleyard's and not Campbells. Most of the brown ones are also lighter than sex-linked brown of Khakis and instead...
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