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White Call
I didn’t hatch any whites this year. (Let me correct that-I did but they came from my snowys. See my snowy page for that tale.) Anyway, I thought I would be smart and keep a small drake that I really liked and breed him back to his mother.  So I sold his father which was a larger bird but in proportion.
I kept putting eggs in the incubator and hoping. In May I was able to get another drake. I had him shipped. And he basically molted the minute I took him out of the box. I never even saw him mate with my hens. I later spoke with the breeder I bought him from and found out he was feeding 26% protein. I only feed around 18%. So between the stress of shipping and the drastic feed change, I was doomed.
This is one of those lessons that you learn as you go. Never depend on one drake. I’ve started keeping 2-3 extras even though they may never get used.
For Sale
Eggs-no
Ducklings-yes
Breeders in the fall-no
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