call ducks-purpose?

[Mrs. Turbo]

must be the year of the foxes.... we have one hanging around too. It comes around the fence during the day, no telling what comes out at night.

 

[dinahmoe]

Mrs. Turbo :

must be the year of the foxes.... we have one hanging around too. It comes around the fence during the day, no telling what comes out at night.

i know.i think i am adding a wildlife cam to my christmas list.i have often wondered what walks around my coops at night.​

 

[Robert Blosl]

These are some pictures of a pair of gray calls I shipped to a set of twin boys in Colorado Monday. The pair of Gray Calls got there yesterday moaning and they did not know they were coming as it was a surprise between their mom and dad. I thought you would enjoy to see these two boys with their dream ducks that they thought they may get next year at a show somewhere. I shipped them my second best mating for the year because I want to be partners with this family with my ducks. My hope is in two years we can swap ducks with each other and this way I can introduce fresh blood to my strain as I need it. I am so happy that the family like them and they have a new home in the great state of Colorado. Merry Christmas boys. bob

 

[destinduck]

Nice grey calls

Way to go Bob. I know you made them boys happy.

 

[Hillsvale]

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their original purpose was to call to the wild ducks... to attract their attention. The hunters would take these little cuties with them hunting! I am on my way to pick up two more shortly!

 

[Hattiegun]

I can't ever get good pics... uggghhhh couple I took the other day:: I LUV LUV LUV
my calls...
Having a treat (mix of seeds)

Playing with my keys.. Told them they arent old enuff to drive . !!

Heres our scrapper boy "holeshot" hes actually fun to play with...lol

ramrod and oml3t... muuuahhhhh

My little girl pookie !! shes sooo tine !!

 

[dinahmoe]

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their original purpose was to call to the wild ducks... to attract their attention. The hunters would take these little cuties with them hunting! I am on my way to pick up two more shortly!

so they were/are like little pocket decoys.were they expensive back in the day?did they always take them back home or did they fly away?

Bob,pretty little ducks and 2 happy boys.

 

[dinahmoe]

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you might have said but what colors are yours again?
pookie is just prescious.they almost look fake and great pics BTW.i love to see your pictures.it makes me smile.

 

[Robert Blosl]

Those are some very nice calls what blood lines are the white and the grayfrom ?

The market hunters used the calls back in the old days as live decoys. I think they tied a string to thier foot called theathering and had a weight say two pounds. They would put maybe four our five in a lot of wooden decoys and then after the hunt take the theather connection off and put them in a box, their coat pockets or what ever. They would not let them fly away and I am sure they were as important to the market hunters as thier dogs to fetch the dead ducks they shot.

How much they cost back then maybe 24 cents. They did not look like the calls we have today.

bob

 

[Hattiegun]

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i got mine from duckluck , shes in this forum... she has very good bloodlines as she hatches, raises, and shows her calls. ( and won ) . when I got mine I told her I only wanted pets and if they were not top of the line that was okay... Ive never really asked her anything about that part ??!!!