Dutch Hookbill Duckling - Shipped Box of 16

This is a box of sixteen Dutch Hookbill ducklings, one day old, assorted colors, straight run. Price includes shipping, a USPS approved shipping box, nest pad and grow gel.   Spring 2026 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dutch Hookbills are critically endangered. The rarest duck in the world, with less than two thousand breeding adults worldwide. Desirable for ornamental birds, they are also great egglayers, of large green eggs.The Hookbills are known for their long curved bill, excellent foraging ability and small flighted bodies. In Holland, these ducks were managed in the waterways and canals of the countryside, which naturally selected for curved bills!By 1980, the Hookbill was nearly extinct, but through a Dutch effort led by Hans van de Zaan, the last 30 birds were collected and used to start a conservation breeding program in the Netherlands. Dave Holderread, world renowned duck breeder and conservationist, was