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The same day we brought home our very first baby chicks back in 2009, we brought home two ducklings as well. We brooded and raised them with our six baby chicks and that was our very first flock.
However, I quickly fell in love with the ducks, and our flock expanded.
Initially, I only raised Pekins and Mallards, but currently I am concentrating on some of the rare breeds on the Livestock Conservancy endangered list to try and help those breeds thrive.
In coming years, I hope to add some more drakes to our farm and start mini flocks of several different breeds.
Name: Gregory
Breed: Pekin
Hatched: 2009
RIP: 11/2021
Egg Color: N/A (drake)
Gregory is the patriarch of the flock. He's an awesome drake who looks out for his ladies and is always a perfect gentleman. He is the last to go in at night, after they girls are all in their house, and he stands watch while they forage for bugs in the pasture.
Name: Sonya
Breed: Pekin
Hatched: 2009
Egg Color: White
RIP Sonya: September 2021
Sonya was one of Gregory's hatch mates and at nearly six years old still lays an occasional egg. The only way I can tell her apart from her sister Penelope (below) is by her 'flippy' tail.
Name: Penelope
Breed: Pekin
Hatched: 2009
RIP: 9/2021
Egg Color: White
Penelope is Sonya and Gregory's hatch mate and like Sonya still does lay eggs.
Name: Custard
Breed: Saxony
Hatched: 2011
Egg Color: White
RIP Custard: 2017
Custard was a beautiful Saxony duck who lays large white eggs. She was a wonderful mother to her surrogate egg that hatched (Ginger) back in 2013.
Name: Custard II
Breed: Saxony
Hatched: 2013
Egg Color: White
RIP: 5/2022
I enjoyed Custard so much I decided to add another Saxony to our flock. Gretel hasn't developed her nice dark coloring like Custard yet - but I think with her next molt she will.
Name: Maggie
Breed: Blue Magpie
Hatched: 2013
Egg Color: White
RIP: 6/2022
Maggie has been a fun addition to our flock. Magpies are active, funny ducks, a bit smaller than our other breeds, but they still lay nice large eggs.
Name: Cutie Pie
Breed: Blue Magpie
Hatched: 2013
Egg Color: White
Cutie Pie is Maggie's hatch mate. She's crested, which is technically a genetic defect, but shouldn't cause her any health problems.
Name: Ginger
Breed: Silver Appleyard
Hatched: 2013
Egg Color: White
RIP Ginger: 2017
Ginger was the clear fan favorite. She was the only duckling to hatch from a clutch of a dozen eggs that Custard sat on in the summer of 2013. The hatch was besieged with overwhelming heat - and several eggs were stolen by a black snake. As a result, lone duckling Ginger bonded strongly with her Mom and she and Custard still pal around most of the time together.
Names: Penny (L) and Pepper (R)
Breed: Ancona
Acquired: 2014
Egg Color: White
Penny and pepper are always together. I got them from a friend in the summer of 2014 and they are inseparable. I don't think I've ever taken a photo of one that that other isn't in. They are about the size, and energy level. of my Magpies and do hang around with them most of the time.
Name: Kiwi
Breed: Cayuga
Hatched: 2018
Egg Color: Black/Charcoal Gray
I waited a long time to add a Cayuga duck to our flock. I love the black eggs that fade to charcoal gray as the season progresses.
Name: Baby Ginger
Breed: Silver Appleyard
Hatched: 2018
Egg Color: White
Name: Fern
Breed: Fawn and White Runner
Hatched: 2019
Egg Color: White
Fern was one of my first runner ducks. She's a riot. Very active and curious.
Name: Willow
Breed: Blue Runner
Hatched: 2019
Egg Color: White
Name: Bad Boy
Breed: Ancona
Hatched: 2019
Egg Color: N/A (drake)
Names: Espresso, Macchiato, Cappuccino
Breed: Ancona x Runner and Ancona x Magpie crosses
Hatched: 2021
Egg Color: Blue
So those are the ducks.
