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[easttxchick]

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In response to the angel wing thing, yes, angel wing is a DQ IF you can't disguise it. I had a drake with a mild case of angel wing and he won best of variety.

 

[shella]

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wow
no wonder no one asked about my birds looking at all the others Ive noticed that my ducks
bills are toooo long and too stocky. are there different standards in england i have to find out.
i don't mind i like my birds but i am a curious person.
from the people that are in the know i need you to criticise my birds big time so
that when i start next year i have a platform to start with.
you will not be hurting my feelings. I am dedicated to make my next ducks more to type.
if you could also show me in pictures so i can see the difference that would be great
thanks

 

[easttxchick]

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wow
no wonder no one asked about my birds looking at all the others Ive noticed that my ducks
bills are toooo long and too stocky. are there different standards in england i have to find out.
i don't mind i like my birds but i am a curious person.
from the people that are in the know i need you to criticise my birds big time so
that when i start next year i have a platform to start with.
you will not be hurting my feelings. I am dedicated to make my next ducks more to type.
if you could also show me in pictures so i can see the difference that would be great
thanks

No criticism needed-you're birds are adorable. That little Self-Black hen looks pretty typey to me.
The others are just larger and racier than SQ Calls.
Start with good stock for your breeding program. They'll start coming available when the fall show season starts.
I have several PQ Calls that I LOVE! That little Blue-Bib hen looks just like my Jozey. She's cute as a bug!

 

[fowlman01]

Not all strains of white Calls get the black in the bill of the female and the females are still fertile. I have a 15yo female here that has produced 100's of babies and she does not have a single spot on her bill. I have heard the fertility story for years, but it is just not true. If it was true there would be no clear billed females producing babies......that is not the case. Krahe and Osika are two old time breeders that come to mind that had females that never got black in the bill. I don't think anyone really knows why some white female Calls get black in the bill.... In the SOP the deductions for black in the bill are really quite small, but judges very seldom place a white female with black in the bill BB or RB .

Walt

 

[easttxchick]

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And that was pretty much the point.

 

[country_girl011]

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i a, super jelous. very pretty birds

 

[linda_zeagler31002]

Great Pictures everyone, between daddy sick in the hospital again, college classes, and getting ready to have surgery Frid. 9 preop Tues 6 to finally fix these wore out hands and trigger finger,

, I have been swamped, but I think about you guys so very often in thought

. Hope every one and all your duckies are doing great

. I want be able to use my left hand for 3 days and my right one for 2 weeks then slowy 2 weeks, so I have asked "Who is going to wipe my butt for 3 days, and I am right handed how am I going to wipe my butt left handed

??????" Never now what life throws us, do we??? Everyone (friends and family) have offered to help feed my critters, but do you all know not one offered to volunteer to wipe my BUTT

!! Talks soon miss you all!!

 

[linda_zeagler31002]

I have a super and I mean super little 3yr old white call she has no black on her bill but she has one black spot under her wing, her name is Tissy, she will fit in the palm of your hand, but I got her spring and purchased a little drake from Mrs. Turbo to go with her and hope she gives me some babies, she is so sweet and talkative. I have some other white calls from a totally different line and breeder, and they to have really developed to be really small, I bought them spring as babies and several of them have that one black spot under their wing. Is their a reason why some have that one black spot under their wing and no black in their bills??

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And that was pretty much the point.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

hey Linda,
Good to see you on again. Hope all goes well with the hand.

Speaking os super tiny nice little calls. All of them I got from you are doing great and looking very good. Trouble lived up to his name you gave him for a while, but is settleing down quit nice now and is going to be a looker too and pretty dogg gone tiny.
Look forward to next spring when they start to lay again.

Again hope all goes well for you.

 

[linda_zeagler31002]

yep that trouble is a mess, glad they are turning out great for you, and I look forwarded to doing some egg swapping with your come spring for sure. Did you get your order from Colby, I never got those pics you were going to email me, if you get a sec shoot me some photo's

my nemo the little grey that had the little eye and wing his left side, oh lord he is trouble too, he gets in the dang swing now to eat out of a big salad bowl I put him some food in, when he see's me coming he starts toward me and will get on top of my shoe until I pick his butt up

. I had a lady and her hubby came day before yesterday they were amazed everyone is free ranging right now, and they were just tickled out how they try to get in the swing with me, get all around my feet dabbling and wanting to be held, they said they had never seen so many SPOILED DUCKIES and GOOSIES, I told them they ort to be here trying to get in the truck and sneak to the store

. I cranked the 4-wheeler and loosie goosie and turk-turk (spoiled spring turkey) jumped on the 4-wheeler they were going to ride one way or the other, they just "DIED LAUGHING", good to see you and don't forget those photo's and spring egg swapping