Call Duck Questions Please

[CK Chickadilly]

Thanks for all the replies. The call duck pictures are so cute! Thanks!

 

[witchy_woman5874]

Hello I'm new to the site. I have 3 black call ducks and would like to find more in the Louisville Kentucky area.

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

We live just south of Louisville in the Elizabethtown area. We don't have any adults available right now, but we will have a ton of ducklings in April.
You can visit my website at:

http://kycalls.webs.com/

 

[CK Chickadilly]

TWO more questions.....if I raise call ducks, will they stay around like a chicken or are they gonna fly off into the wild blue yonder?

Can they live with chickens? Do they get along?

Thanks !

 

[clhbubba]

I'm getting 2 pair of white call ducks on Sunday so I'm appreciating all of this information as well!! Can I feed them like I do my Muscovy and other ducks? I've got a covered 8 x 10 enclosure for them until they get their bearings. I have heat lamps for my bantam chickens. Will they need heat lamps? They are adult ducks. My Muscovies very rarely go in at night. I, too, was wondering if they will fly away. I've read they are great flyers. Thanks for all input and info.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

They can fly, so they will either need to be pinioned or have their wing feathers clipped. I used to let mine out for the day, and then herd them back into the coop, but then the hawks came, and the flock flew off.

No, they wont need a heat lamp. They will need a shelter to get out of the wind, snow, freezing rain, rain, etc. Fill it up with nice fluffy straw.

 

[clhbubba]

Thanks for the response. The are about a year old so I'll be sure to trim their wing feathers as soon as I get them. Thanks!

 

[jubylives]

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I agree. I clipped the wings on my calls but they still seem to get airbourne but they never seem to want to leave. They have it pretty good where they are.


jeremy

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Remember to only clip 1 wing. Clipping both will give them back their balace to fly.

 

[jubylives]

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AH HA!! That's probably why they still can get airbourne. I never thought of that. Thanks for posting that.


jeremy