Since this is a Call duck color genetic thread. I have a question about one of my call duck's color. I am very new to the Call duck world and have fallen head over heals for these little ducks. Last August I had bought some call duck eggs and put them under my mallard duck to have her hatch them...
The new guy just upped my total to 10. At the moment I'm very drake rich and duck poor I have two mallard pairs, 5 call ducks (3 males, 2 females), then the new guy a Swedish Black.
Right now this is the only picture I have of the new one. He has been dubbed LD for Lucky Duck. He managed to...
Thank you for the advice! He really isn't that bad off. His feathers are soft and well groomed, nothing broken or ratty. He's bright eyed and very alert. Just under weight. I think he just wasn't getting enough to eat, but was taking pretty good care of himself.
Now that we have had him for...
This morning my mother-in-law brought us a Black Swedish drake. She has a rather large pond and we figured that someone just dumped him on the pond about a month ago. He had shown signs of being friendly, so we tried to catch him a couple of weeks ago. But he was enjoying his freedom to much and...