can calls fly?

[birdman123]

if so how well?
how often?
do they migrate is you dont pinion(sp?)
give me all the info on them flying
?
please... and thanks..
birdman123

 

[Hattiegun]

well Im still new to ducks.. I have 4 calls and they have a very large fenced in area to free range during the day... i got them at a week old.. At about 3 months they were flying only a few feet off the ground for several feet at a time.... at 4 months I let them out of their pen before work and they Instantly flew across the yard (50 or so ft) and up over the 8 ft fence !!!!!

I freaked out...... I found them luckily , and a day later clipped just one of their wings... I dont think they would ever try to migrate being domestic.. we live @ a lake where they can hear lots -a- ducks and geese... ... they seem totally fine and content with the wing clipped.. they will grow back after they molt and need clipped again... I think u should only pinion when they are a day or so old (pain) ther are alot of call duck owners here that will be very helpful... Good Luck I

my babies. !!!

 

[Hattiegun]

ooops!

 

[chikky]

When I brought my calls home, I clipped one wing.....after they got settled, I let them out when I was home to monitor. Now that they molted and have new feathers, they fly, but only from the pen to the yard and around the yard. (one of them is a little fattie and doesn't fly real well). They stick around just fine. The black one that I got this summer is an excellent flyer- flies at me and does the u-turn back to the "annex pool" and lands right in it- just like a pro.

I wouldn't be for pinioning, just because I figure them being able to fly gives them a quick escape, should they need to get away from something fast. Guess that depends on each situation. Dunno about migrating. They seem quite content to stick around but I live in the middle of a forest, so maybe they think that's all there is.

Personally, I like to watch them fly and they think they're bigshots, flying around the yard.

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

Call can fly. Mine are not clipped and they don't go anywhere. It's nice for them to be able to get off the ground in case a predator comes around. If you buy adults it's a good idea to clip one wing so they can get used to their new environment. I had a friend bring home some calls, put them in the pen and off they flew! She didn't get them back. I have never had one fly out of the yard. They don't have the drive to migrate or anything like that. Keep water out for them, give them good food and a safe shelter at night and they will never want to leave.

 

[chikky]

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