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Having had ducks since I was eleven years old, I cannot imagine being without them. At one time or another, I have owned almost all types of waterfowl, turkeys, and chickens in both the standard (large) and bantam (miniature) sizes.

I became interested in showing waterfowl in my late teens and have done so continuously for the last forty five years. While my first love has always been waterfowl, (ducks and geese) I have bred and shown bantam chickens for the last twenty years or so as well as continuing to work with my established strains of bantam ducks. I am a member of the N.P.I.P. program. My approval number is 558.

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12/09/2018

My own experience suggests that leaving Mandarin breeding stock full winged makes them slightly more likely to select a nest box and to breed than if they pinioned or wing clipped. I suppose that it seems more natural that they are able to fly up to a higher (and more secure?) nest box.

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Sold out in Indies, Calls.

Still a few nice Wyandotte bantams left in Black and Partridge.

2 pairs of Normal colored Mandarins available.

I must stop shipping once temps drop too far.