Call Ducks Finally Hatched

[clousert]

Could just be my wishful thinking but **She** looks mandarin to me (cheek stripes, spotted toes, markings, correct body size). She's so adorable.

 

[Speceider]

Then what? I have white faced, and black bellied whistling ducks, mandarins, calls and East indie. It came from a tan egg.

It's a domestic, probably a call.

Clint

 

[chickensnbees]

I have an external pip! I wasn't expecting that until tomorrow and there's lots of rocking going on. I've got 9 in lockdown now so maybe my 6 new babies will have some siblings tomorrow! I'm at work with a bator sitter at home who is instructed to give me updates every 30 minutes. Obsessed? Not me!

 

[peachncrm37]

Hmmm. Yeah I'm going to agree with Tammy that is a mandarin. If it was a whistling duck it would really "pop" (the color).

The way it's holding its head is mandarin to me.....

 

[Dianne1928]

What about the eye stripe? It goes past the eye all the way to the bill. I saw a couple mandarins pictures like that. They were split to white.

 

[Speceider]

What about the eye stripe? It goes past the eye all the way to the bill. I saw a couple mandarins pictures like that. They were split to white.

Looks more like a mallard duckling. Description from "Ducks, Geese, and Swans, vol. 2, edited by Janet Near":

Similar to wood duck but slightly larger with yellow base color instead of white....one dark stripe from eye to nape, another less distinct below on cheek.....bill grey-purple with pink nail.

Clint

 

[clousert]

What about the eye stripe? It goes past the eye all the way to the bill. I saw a couple mandarins pictures like that. They were split to white.

Looks more like a mallard duckling. Description from "Ducks, Geese, and Swans, vol. 2, edited by Janet Near":

Similar to wood duck but slightly larger with yellow base color instead of white....one dark stripe from eye to nape, another less distinct below on cheek.....bill grey-purple with pink nail.

Clint

They can be difficult to tell the difference at first glance. Especially when only reading a description.

Mallard

Mallard

Gray calls

Mandarin

 

[clousert]

What about the eye stripe? It goes past the eye all the way to the bill. I saw a couple mandarins pictures like that. They were split to white.

Usually mandarins don't go all the way to the nose but don't know about the splits. Could be a gray call duckling too

 

[Dianne1928]

Usually mandarins don't go all the way to the nose but don't know about the splits. Could be a gray call duckling too

But it came out of a shiny creamy tan egg! It sure looks like Mallard duckling to me. Maybe you just cant count on egg appearance. I have a gray pair of calls that are a bit larger than my other calls. The drake does not have a stripe around it's neck. Bought them from Murry McMurry hatchery. If they are actually mallards I am sending them back. But the female was sitting on blueish green eggs. I had to put them in my incubator because she just got up and left them after a couple weeks. I put airaconda eggs in their place, but she was totally done with that. One of that type will be hatching out next week. Maybe It will clear up the mystery.

I sure love that little duck though. After putting it back into the brooder after climbing all over me, it pitches a fit. I sure hope it is a hen.

The other tan eggs, I am sure that they are mandarins. I have seen the hen go in and out to lay eggs. The drake stands guard when she is in there. I have seen the white hen sneak in there too. she is covering them with down feathers now, so I think she is getting ready to sit on them.

 

[chickensnbees]

Woke up to 2 new call babies this morning! Popped out by themselves overnight. 2 more external pips and at least 3 internal pips when I candled last night. Can't wait to get home tonight!