Posts by ariel4birds

The Call is a miniature breed of duck. They are about ¼ the size of regular duck breeds. They normally weigh under 2 pounds, laying only 25-75 eggs per year. Call ducks are a little more vulnerable to predators. They need a night-time...

The Call is a miniature breed of duck. They are about ¼ the size of regular duck breeds. They normally weigh under 2 pounds, laying only 25-75 eggs per year. Call ducks are a little more vulnerable to predators. They need a night-time...

I once had a duck hatch chicken eggs!  It doesn't work quit as well as a chicken hatching duck eggs.  But a few chicken eggs did hatch.  They attempted to follow the mom and the other ducklings around and within minutes...

Sometimes ducks are wonderful pets and sometimes they aren't.  If you want a really devoted pet duck, i'd try raising one at a time.  That way it will imprint on you.  But this is a big responsibility because they get...

I would wait until she gets some adult feathers, or until she is at least close in size to the other birds.  Hopefully, by that point, she won't get picked on.

NICE!  You have an awesome ducks and excellent photography skills!  :)

A period of lower temperature may have delayed them.  Late hatches are often due to a low incubation temperature.  Don't give up hope yet! Good luck!  

So cute!  Good luck!

That's great!  Good luck!  What a cute little girl/guy!

That's a picture of your duckling?  It's hard to believe that's a Pekin/Campbell cross.  It's too dark.  It looks more like a Rouen or a mallard.  That color is called Gray. Regardless of what it's parents were, a...