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  • Started 2 years ago by vernonpurcell
  • Latest reply from lisamaslen

  1. vernonpurcell
    Member

    I am producing about 35 eggs a day, I bought a duck that layes blueish eggs its a white duck but I do not know what breed it is, my customers love the egg colour, so I want to buy a few more to mix the egg colours up a bit, anyone knows which ducks produce blue eggs or maybe its a cross

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    Posted 2 years ago #

  2. m40mo
    Administrator

    hi I believe runner ducks lay blue eggs and mallards do, is your duck an upright duck if so sounds like a runner duck, perhaps you could post a photo, in America I have read that the aylesbury duck will lay blue eggs but guess by your advert your in the UK so thats not much help to you lol

    mo x
    Posted 2 years ago #

  3. lisamaslen
    Member

    Hi Mo is right it is a runner, i have white runners and they lay the biggest blue eggs, i see you have a link to crawley , is this whr you are?

    Lisa x

    lisa x
    Posted 2 years ago #

  4. vernonpurcell
    Member

    Hi Lisa & Mo
    Yes I am in Crawley, thanks for your advice, how many eggs does a runner. Any idea why Aylesbury ducks in the USA lay bkue egg, and does that mean that Aylesbury in the UK lay white eggs.

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    Posted 2 years ago #

  5. m40mo
    Administrator

    hi this will tell you all about runners
    http://www.domestic-waterfowl.co.uk/ir.htm

    yes aylesburys lay white, I have no idea why they would be blue in America, its something I read in this link
    http://www.domestic-waterfowl.co.uk/ayls.htm

    what other ducks do you have ?

    mo x
    Posted 2 years ago #

  6. pinkpoultry
    Member

    Hi, I have trout coloured Indian Runner ducks, one lays blue eggs and the other lays pink eggs....both ducks look identical! Strange! xx

    Posted 2 years ago #

  7. vernonpurcell
    Member

    I must buy some white runners and mix the eggs up, my customers love the blue eggs when I mix them in

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    Posted 2 years ago #

  8. pinkpoultry
    Member

    They dont have to be white runners, my trout runner lays blue big eggs. Lovely!! xx

    Posted 2 years ago #

  9. vernonpurcell
    Member

    I will have a look after the weather warms up
    Thanks you for all your advice

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    Posted 2 years ago #

  10. lisamaslen
    Member

    Hi i have some khaki campbell ducklngs for sale, i hatched in august,or i could sell you white runner eggs to hatch next year, im in crawley as well

    Lisa

    lisa x
    Posted 2 years ago #

  11. vernonpurcell
    Member

    Hi Lisa
    I did try to hatch a a batch of khaki campbell, but they went rotten, but yes would like to try again
    I am in Worth, where are you located Lisa?

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    Posted 2 years ago #

  12. lisamaslen
    Member

    I put 6 eggs in and 6 hatched,ahhh see you did not get them form FF did you lol,
    I am in Ifield will have some KC & runner eggs for hatching next year,

    lisa x
    Posted 2 years ago #

  13. vernonpurcell
    Member

    My eggs were from my own birds
    Could you hatch some for me. Pretty please, I can take about 20 runners from you
    Vernon

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    Posted 2 years ago #

  14. lisamaslen
    Member

    wow thats a lot, how many ducks have you got now? I take it they are all pets, sorry to ask but i do like to know whr my babies are going and they will be well looked after,:)

    lisa x
    Posted 2 years ago #

  15. vernonpurcell
    Member

    I have a small enterprise I have started, I have a farm house which is on a farm we have about 50 ducks they are treated the same as my children, nice big house big pen lots of water to splash around in, when its not frozen. we crrently sell our eggs to Hurst Farm, and to Simons Free Range eggs
    and we sell a few at the gate. I used to own and manage 15,000 free range chickens, but that market has been exhausted,
    so I went into ducks, but I am only doing it on a small scale to start with.

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    Posted 2 years ago #

  16. lisamaslen
    Member

    AHH that sounds great, i know Hurst farm i got some of my chickens from there, hubby makes duck & chicken houses we only started this this year we sold a few with runs, are you on facebook, do you have any photos of your ducks?

    lisa x
    Posted 2 years ago #

  17. vernonpurcell
    Member

    I am going to post some picture on here, but I cannot see how to attach them
    I am on facebook, but not active there, takes up to much time

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    Posted 2 years ago #

  18. lisamaslen
    Member

    Hi Im not sure how to add photos, Sara can send you a link on how too,

    lisa x
    Posted 2 years ago #

  19. vernonpurcell
    Member

    Sara where are you

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    Posted 2 years ago #

  20. admin
    Sara @ farmingfriends

    Hi Vernon,
    Sorry had water pipes inside and out to defrost!! I will email you.
    Sorry for the delay!
    Kind regards
    sara @ farmingfriends

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    Posted 2 years ago #

  21. lisamaslen
    Member

    Hi vernon,

    i have some khaki campbell ducks for sale, hatched in august,from saras eggs

    lisa

    lisa x
    Posted 2 years ago #

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