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  1. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Indian Runner, Magpie Khaki Campbell comparison

    I had heard that. I guess somehow I ended up with the calm ones.
  2. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Indian Runner, Magpie Khaki Campbell comparison

    I think they were decent foragers, but they preferred the easy food like most of the others. I had some runners also, and they were better foragers.
  3. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Indian Runner, Magpie Khaki Campbell comparison

    I had a few Khaki Campbells from Metzer, and they were some of my calmer ducks. I liked them a lot. One was a drama queen, though. 😄
  4. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Ancona Color Genetics

    Have you read this website? Nantahala Farms Ancona Ducks This one also might help: Worth It Farms Ancona Ducks, and I have some information on my website as well: Westfarthing Waterfowl Ancona Ducks. Tricolors actually do have the "grey" mallard pattern show up because they lack the black gene...
  5. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Cayuga duckling hatched prematurely. Help please.

    How's it going?
  6. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Cayuga duckling hatched prematurely. Help please.

    Is it only one duckling that needs to absorb the yolk still? I would keep it in half of its shell, or the paper cup as I believe others have used, in the incubator. Depending on how much yolk still needs to absorb, it may take a while so just let it rest while it's absorbing. I had one that...
  7. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    The Quack Shack

    So glad you're all right! Praying for a swift recovery.
  8. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Ancona genetics question

    They are very pretty! I don't know what they might be mixed with. Their size might give you a clue, but it could be so many things, including another mix.
  9. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Ancona genetics question

    It's a little hard to tell on the profile picture; she almost looks chocolate there. So maybe a blue with rust? She looks a little dark to be lavender to me.
  10. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Ancona genetics question

    I'm not entirely sure what the genotype of fawn and white runners is, but I think it has at least 1 blue gene and chocolate. If so, you'd probably end up with blue pied and lavender pied ducklings. If fawn/whites have only 1 blue gene instead of 2 (someone else might know), you could get black...
  11. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    New ducks… possibly were abused

    As far as their wings go, it looks from the picture like they might be going through a hard molt. My Ancona drake currently has no wings like that. He always loses all his feathers at once, while others molt more gradually. Once you get closer to them you should be able to see if there is new...
  12. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Ancona questions

    Here's a good article about the gene: https://www.faithvalleywaterfowl.com/crested_call_genetics.html "If you desire to work on a crested duck program, but do not want to encounter the lethal gene death percentage, you can get around it by not using all crested parent birds. You will end up...
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    Ancona questions

    Oh, they're lovely! Crested does pop up in Anconas and it isn't a "standard" Ancona trait, but Anconas don't actually have a true standard. I know some breeders breed their crested separately from non-crested since the crested gene is recessive and can be lethal, so that allows those who like...
  14. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Phallus prolapse in drake

    Yes, he's in with the bachelors now.
  15. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Phallus prolapse in drake

    I pushed it back in three times, but this morning it had stayed and so far, so good. He seems to be feeling well and is eating and drinking. I'm so glad because I have to go out of town for a couple days tomorrow.
  16. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Phallus prolapse in drake

    Okay, I'll try that. Thank you. Even if he recovers fully, will I need to keep him away from the hens for good or can he go back with his girls?
  17. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Phallus prolapse in drake

    Thank you! For some reason I was thinking that wasn't possible and the only treatment I'd found was amputation :oops:. How often does it stay in? It wasn't easy and it doesn't seem to be very secure.
  18. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Phallus prolapse in drake

    My drake Oswald has been prolapsed for a couple of days. I tried separating him from the girls and giving him some swims, but no success. I can't take him to a vet but I can amputate if I need to. It doesn't look like any tissue has died yet so should I wait, or just amputate now? And if I do...
  19. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Mule or Ancona?

    She doesn't look like a mule to me from that picture. Maybe she has the genes for size from a grandparent. There's so much variety in the traits Ancona breeders select for and the markings they allow, so magpie markings aren't uncommon in Anconas.
  20. WhiteTreeOfGondor

    Ancona duckling with white down not yellow

    I had an Ancona duckling hatch with pale down several weeks ago. It wasn't pure white but it was lighter than yellow. It was an assisted hatch and didn't live more than a day or two. I don't know if the lack of color is related to the early death but I might try to look into it.
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