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[Texas Transplant]

Ark is no longer keeping them. Low fertility and poor egg laying was what did them in. Low fertility is kind of surprising to me.

Oh? Too Bad, I thought I was on to something....

 

[Barnmaradotte]

Oh? Too Bad, I thought I was on to something....

Yeah. I ran into a fair amount of places that claimed to have them, but either no longer had them or were holding them back to increase their own stock. These sucker's are really rare. I did end up ordering some hatching eggs from Greenlands farm.

 

[Texas Transplant]

Yeah. I ran into a fair amount of places that claimed to have them, but either no longer had them or were holding them back to increase their own stock. These sucker's are really rare. I did end up ordering some hatching eggs from Greenlands farm.

Good Luck with your hatch

 

[btrask]

Hello from Hillsboro! Checking in with three 3.5 week old Magpie ducklings. Just waiting for today to warm up to get them back outside.

 

[Mootay]

Well, with the advent of this Pandemic and work being scarce (work for school district) I was unable to order the fancy chicks I wanted so badly from Alchemist Farm...... (I will in the future). Today I received my Meyer chicks all the way from Ohio in 30 hours from hatching, woohoo!
1 BCMs
2 of each: EE, Welsummer, Dominique and Barnevelder
All arrived hale & hearty, clean butts, great feet and beaks and good appetites One EE is the fluffiest chick I've ever seen, she almost has owl eartufts! The other EE is significantly smaller, solid black with blue shanks and very little beard.
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Oh so cute! This pandemic needs more chick pics!

 

[Mootay]

Hello from Hillsboro! Checking in with three 3.5 week old Magpie ducklings. Just waiting for today to warm up to get them back outside.

I'm in Portland! Show me your baby ducklings! When I move out of the city, I want ducks too! I miss their quacks!

 

[Willow2253]

Ducks are on my list of birds to get next.

 

[btrask]

I'm in Portland! Show me your baby ducklings! When I move out of the city, I want ducks too! I miss their quacks!

Here you go neighbor.

 

[Mootay]

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OMG THEY'RE TOOO CUTE! The first pic, the one on the left- I'm in love with it! I want to snuggle it!!!! I had to look up Magpie Ducks, wasn't familiar, (only sort of know chickens.) They're small birds- pretty sure I have hens that weigh as much as a mature Magpie Duck! Are the adults affectionate or more aloof?

 

[btrask]

Yeah pretty cute, I have grown quiet partial to them. Even my neighbor heard me talking to them the other day and said I made a good mother duck (Even though I am a guy ) Yes they are light weight which is totally fine for us. We do like that Magpies are endangered and on the rarer side. Bummer I can't grow our little farmette for more Magpies! I think they are the same as all ducks, but I do not have a ton of experience. They hate when they get taken in/out of the brooder which sounds typical. I can get them to follow me by calling although they are weary. My kiddos are high energy and the ducks tolerate it. If they sit down (Kids) the ducks will eventually waddled over and feed from their hands. All in all I am happy with their temperament.