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Mixed Ducklings

Starting at: $8.36
First avail: Mar 19, 2024
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Rouen

Starting at: $8.36
First avail: Mar 19, 2024
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Mallard

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 19, 2024
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Assorted Runner Ducks

Starting at: $9.08
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Indian(Fawn and White) Runners

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 19, 2024
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Khaki Campbell

Starting at: $8.36
First avail: Mar 19, 2024
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Pekin

Starting at: $8.36
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Cayuga

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 19, 2024
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Blue Swedish

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First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Black Swedish

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First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Golden 300 Hybrid

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Buff Duck

Starting at: $9.08
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Black Runner Ducks

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Ancona Duck

Starting at: $13.58
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Dark Campbell

Starting at: $13.58
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Silver Appleyard Duck

Starting at: $16.27
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Saxony Duck

Starting at: $16.27
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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White Crested

Starting at: $11.45
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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White Layer

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Chocolate Runner Ducks

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Welsh Harlequin

Starting at: $16.27
First avail: Mar 25, 2024
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Blue Runner Ducks

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Apr 8, 2024
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Mixed Ducklings

Starting at: $8.36
First avail: Mar 19, 2024

Hatchery choice of ducklings based on availability with a minimum of 3 breeds. Breeds that could be in the assortment is Pekin, Rouen, Khaki Campbell, Blue Swedish, Black Swedish, White Crested, Fawn & White Runner, Black Runner, Blue Runner, Chocolate Runner, Saxony, Silver Appleyard, Golden 300 and White Layer. This assortment will provide beauty to your backyard, eggs, pest control, and are also a good source of meat. {{br}} APPROX. 100-290 EGGS/YEAR (depending on breeds received) | EGG COLOR: WHITE - BLUISH GREEN | MATURE WT: 2-9 lbs.

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Rouen

Starting at: $8.36
First avail: Mar 19, 2024

Rouen ducks are larger than the Mallard breed but are similar in color. This is a close second favorite breed of duck next to the Pekin. They have very tasty meat and have a lean body. Their temperament is calm, and they lay a decent amount of eggs per year. A great addition to any size farm. {{br}} Purpose: Dual-Purpose Production: 180 X-Large White Eggs/Year Temperament: Calm, Gentle Mature Weight: 6-7 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Occasionally {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Mallard

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 19, 2024

The Mallards are excellent flyers but also have a calm disposition. It takes the males approximately 16 weeks to get their full coloring, and they start to fly at about 14 weeks of age. The males and females are somewhat similar in color as well. {{br}} Purpose: Ornamental Production: 100 Large White Eggs/Year Temperament: Flighty Mature Weight: 2-3 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Often {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Assorted Runner Ducks

Starting at: $9.08
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

Runners are an amazingly unique breed with a strong slender body and an upward stance. They were originally bred for their mobility and high egg production. They tend to have a more nervous temperament. We offer four different colors of Runner ducks, black, chocolate, fawn, and white and blue. {{br}} Purpose: Foraging/Ornamental Production: 180 Large White Tinted Blue/Green To Dark Green Eggs/Year Temperament: Docile, Active Mature Weight: 4-5 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Rarely {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Indian(Fawn and White) Runners

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 19, 2024

The Fawn & White (Indian) Runner was originally bred in Southeast Asia for high egg production and excellent mobility. Flocks of ducks are herded daily from field to field, eating waste rice, weed seeds, insects, slugs, and other bugs. They are then put in a bamboo pen at night, where they lay their eggs and are released the following morning to clean other fields. You will not find a better foraging duck than the Runner. They are lightweight, so there is less chance of them trampling the vegetation in your garden or yard. Runners are the most energetic ducks and will forage most of the day. They are rarely broody and are hardy in all climates. {{br}} Production: 180 Large White Eggs/Year Temperament: Docile, Active Mature Weight: 4-5 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Rarely {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Khaki Campbell

Starting at: $8.36
First avail: Mar 19, 2024

The Khaki Campbell is one of the more famous and popular duck breeds due to its excellent egg production. It was introduced in 1901 by Mrs. Adele Campbell of Gloucestershire, England. She experimented with Runners crossed with Rouens and Mallards but never revealed the exact genetic makeup of her Campbells. The advantage over the pure Runner was a more useful carcass for meat and improved egg production. Khaki Campbells are a very hardy breed that tends to be nervous, energetic, are great foragers, and do tend to be broody. {{br}} Purpose: Egg Layer Production: 220 Large White Eggs/Year Temperament: Calm, Active Mature Weight: 3-4 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Rarely {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Pekin

Starting at: $8.36
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

The Pekin duck is the most popular breed for eating and they are the most common domestic duck. If managed carefully, they have excellent egg production too. The duck can be processed around 40 days old when it reaches around 7 lbs. The Pekin are calm, do not fly, and are not as motherly as other duck breeds. {{br}} Purpose: Dual-Purpose Production: 200 XX-Large White Eggs/Year Temperament: Calm, Active Mature Weight: 8-12 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Occasionally {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Cayuga

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 19, 2024

The Cayuga duck is one of the most popular ducks for exhibition. They are calm and love foraging for many of the destructive insects in your yard and/or garden. The hens are good egg producers and lay a variety of shades of black, gray, and white eggs. {{br}} Purpose: Dual-Purpose Production: 180 Large Black/Gray/White Eggs/Year Temperament: Docile, Calm Mature Weight: 7-8 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Occasionally {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Blue Swedish

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

The Blue Swedish is very similar to the Pekin Duck with a slightly more upright stance. The Blue Swedish is a very hearty duck with a calm disposition. {{br}} Purpose: Dual-Purpose Production: 180 Large White Tinted Blue/Green Eggs/Year Temperament: Docile, Active Mature Weight: 7-8 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Occasionally {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Black Swedish

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

The Black Swedish duck is very similar to the Pekin breed. They have a calm disposition and are excellent foragers. {{br}}Purpose: Dual-Purpose Production: 180 Large White Tinted Blue/Green Eggs/Year Temperament: Calm, Active Mature Weight: 7-8 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Occasionally {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Golden 300 Hybrid

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

The Golden 300 are outstanding egg producers. As adults, the females vary in color, they can be light brown to a very dark brown. The males can have white and dark markings and may look like a dull Cayuga duck. {{br}} Purpose: Egg Layer Production: 290 X-Large White Eggs/Year Temperament: Calm Mature Weight: 5-6 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Occasionally {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Buff Duck

Starting at: $9.08
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

The Buff Duck was developed as a multipurpose bird. The hens are good egg producers, and the males are great for roasting. {{br}} Purpose: Dual-Purpose Production: 180 Large White Temperament: Docile, Active Mature Weight: 7-8 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Occasionally {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Black Runner Ducks

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

Runners are an amazingly unique breed with a strong slender body and an upward stance. They were originally bred for their mobility and high egg production. They tend to have a more nervous temperament. {{br}} Purpose: Foraging/Ornamental Production: 180 Large White Tinted Blue/Green Eggs/Year Temperament: Docile, Active Mature Weight: 4-5 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Rarely {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Ancona Duck

Starting at: $13.58
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

The Ancona duck is a medium weight breed and makes a great general-purpose duck. They are believed to have originated in the U.S. However, there are few clear records documenting its history. It is believed the breed got its name because of its similarity in color pattern as the Ancona chicken. The breed is characterized by its patchwork color pattern with random blotches of dark grey to black on a white background. No two birds are marked exactly the same. Egg color ranges from greenish/blue to white. {{br}} Purpose: Dual Purpose Production: 250 Large Blue/Green Eggs/Year Temperament: Docile, Active Mature Weight: 6-7 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Occasionally {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Dark Campbell

Starting at: $13.58
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

Dark Campbells are cousins to the Khaki Campbell. They have darker feathers than the Khaki Campbell with the drakes having beetlegreen heads, necks, and backs with light brown bodies. Females have dark brown plumage and are a little bit lighter over their shoulders. Campbells are very adaptable to a wide variety of climates. They make great foragers and are good layers but are not known to go broody. These ducks will make a great addition to your flock!

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Silver Appleyard Duck

Starting at: $16.27
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

Silver Appleyard ducks are one of the best layers among the heavyweight ducks, averaging a whooping 220-265 eggs per year! These active foragers with calm temperaments tend to stay close to home if well fed. These beautiful ducks originated in England, developed by Reginald Appleyard, were brought to the US in the 1960s. A drake's head and neck are greenish-black with the body a chestnut brown. Females are whitish with gray, brown, fawn, and buff marking with the blue cross stripe on the wing. {{br}} Purpose: Dual-Purpose Production: 200 X-Large White Eggs/Year Temperament: Calm, Gentle, Excellent Foragers Mature Weight: 8-10 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Occasionally {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Saxony Duck

Starting at: $16.27
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

The Saxony Duck is a great multipurpose duck that originated in Eastern Germany and was created using Rouen, German Pekin and Blue Pomeranian ducks introduced in 1934. Drakes have the typical Mallard pattern but with distinct coloring of blue-gray head, back, and wings. Females are buff with creamy white facial stripes and underbody. An active forager and excellent layer, they are one of the best large all-purpose breeds of ducks and adapt well to a wide range of environments. They are docile and more likely to be broody. {{br}} Purpose: Dual-Purpose Production: 200 X-Large White Eggs/Year Temperament: Calm, Gentle, Excellent Foragers Mature Weight: 4-8 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Occasionally {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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White Crested

Starting at: $11.45
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

The White Crested was a very popular breed in the late 1600's, and was featured in many paintings by various artists. They are a wonderful, dual-purpose bird that also makes a great show bird. The breed tends to be nervous but lays a decent amount of eggs. APPROX. 100-130 EGGS/YEAR

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White Layer

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

The White Layer duck is a great forager and a prolific egg layer. It equals the Golden 300 Hybrid layer in production but has white plumage. This breed is calm, and the mature birds will average 4.5 to 5.75 lbs. {{br}} Purpose: Egg Layer Production: 290 X-Large White Eggs/Year Temperament: Calm Mature Weight: 5-6 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Rarely {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Chocolate Runner Ducks

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

The Chocolate Runner was originally bred in Southeast Asia for high egg production and excellent mobility. Flocks of ducks were herded daily from field to field eating waste rice, weed seeds, insects, slugs, and other bugs. They are then put in a bamboo pen at night where they laid their eggs and were released the following morning to clean other fields. You will not find a better foraging duck than the Runner. As they are light in weight, there is also less chance of them trampling the vegetation in your garden or yard. Runners are the most energetic, are rarely broody, and are hardy in all climates. {{br}} Purpose: Foraging/Ornamental Production: 180 Large White Eggs/Year Temperament: Docile, Active Mature Weight: 4-5 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Rarely {{br}} {{b}} Sold As Straight Run Only {{/b}}

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Welsh Harlequin

Starting at: $16.27
First avail: Mar 25, 2024

This calm and inquisitive bird makes an excellent egg producer due to its Khaki Campbell heritage. The Welsh Harlequin is gaining popularity because of these characteristics and because they still have great instincts to hatch a nest of ducklings. The Welsh Harlequins also make great foragers. {{br}} Purpose: Dual-Purpose Production: 200 Large White Eggs/Year Temperament: Calm, Docile, Active, Excellent Forager Mature Weight: 4-5 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Rarely {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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Blue Runner Ducks

Starting at: $9.52
First avail: Apr 8, 2024

Runners are an amazingly unique breed with a strong slender body and an upward stance. They were originally bred for their mobility and high egg production. They tend to have a more nervous temperament. We offer four different colors of Runner ducks, Black, Chocolate, Fawn & White, and Blue. {{br}} Purpose: Foraging/Ornamental Production: 180 Large White Tinted Blue/Green Eggs/Year Temperament: Docile, Active Mature Weight: 4-5 lbs. Hardiness: Cold and Heat Hardy Broodiness: Rarely {{br}} {{b}} **Minimum Order Requirements – 15 Ducklings** {{/b}}

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