Wood Duck - Apricot Mutation

Weston · **Posted:** Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:42 pm

We know which one the (Aix sponsa) and yes far more attractive than ours. we got the dud colour I think

TooHonkGeese · **Joined:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:13 am **Posts:** 26

As far as colour goes we shaw did miss out

parvo · **Joined:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:39 pm **Posts:** 735

Here is a youtube link to the white wood duck which occurred naturally on the Vic/NSW border.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOKBzi6Ulkg

Do you still think it's a hybrid?

As for importing wood ducks or other waterfowl eggs, the cost of the entire process would be about $380,00 if the current chicken egg import is anything to go by.

In addition, all the eggs had to be collected in one week as part of the protocol.

Are there enough ducks laying at the same time to achieve this in the country of export?

The facility can handle 7600 eggs. The less eggs you get in that week, the higher the cost per bird.

Elements such as fertility and hatchability also have to be taken into account.

Not a simple nor inexpensive process.

Good luck

Weston · **Posted:** Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:09 pm

Thanks for the funny clip I did enjoy Hopalong. As for the "Little white duck" well it was as the clip title and the jury is still out. I will leave it at that and wait for the emails coming to CW.

Thanks for the clip all the same, only proved a 1 leg duck can swim without going in circles :lol:

Weston · **Posted:** Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:15 pm

parvo wrote:

As for importing wood ducks or other waterfowl eggs, the cost of the entire process would be about $380,00 if the current chicken egg import is anything to go by.

In addition, all the eggs had to be collected in one week as part of the protocol.

Are there enough ducks laying at the same time to achieve this in the country of export?

The facility can handle 7600 eggs. The less eggs you get in that week, the higher the cost per bird.

Elements such as fertility and hatchability also have to be taken into account.

Not a simple nor inexpensive process.

Good luck

Yes we know Parvo and the money is no issue at all and yes enough eggs can be collected in 1 week remember the population is a little more than 23 million

I guess many were as negative as you with the first syndicate and they are being incubated as I write this

Its all under control

ColacWaterfowl · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2013 9:10 am

TooHonkGeese wrote:

As far as colour goes we shaw did miss out

We did with most native waterfowls but importing will over come that :-D

ColacWaterfowl · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2013 9:13 am

Weston wrote:

Thanks for the funny clip I did enjoy Hopalong. only proved a 1 leg duck can swim without going in circles :lol:

Great balance for only 1 leg [smilie=a_goodjobson.gif]

looks like a clean bite took the whole leg.

parvo · **Joined:** Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:39 pm **Posts:** 735

Exactly which country has the population of 23 million waterfowl Weston?

I wasn't being negative, but merely pointing out the logistics of such an exercise.
Most novices hear about potential and start dreaming about what they would like to import without knowing the sorts of costs involved.

A bit rich you calling me negative given your recent posts don't you think

Weston · **Posted:** Wed May 01, 2013 11:22 am

parvo wrote:

Exactly which country has the population of 23 million waterfowl Weston?

people

"the population is a little more than 23 million" as in FAR more than our population so hence FAR more breeders of waterfowl

parvo wrote:

I wasn't being negative, but merely pointing out the logistics of such an exercise.
Most novices hear about potential and start dreaming about what they would like to import without knowing the sorts of costs involved.

Good thing we are far, far from novices

parvo wrote:

A bit rich you calling me negative given your recent posts don't you think

No not at all, we have not been negative at all we have been positive in and about our discussion I think you choose to read it how you want not how it is

Not to worry though its a free country to believe what you like.

We will wait and see what happens behind the scenes

in the mean time we have moved on and back to the Apricot mutations ect...

Have a nice day

TooHonkGeese · **Joined:** Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:13 am **Posts:** 26

ColacWaterfowl wrote:

TooHonkGeese wrote:

As far as colour goes we shaw did miss out

We did with most native waterfowls but importing will over come that :-D

It sure will I find most of the domestic ducks boring I prefer the foreign breeds way more

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