Chicken or Duck?

[casportpony]

Beautiful Chucky. He never wants to mate with her?

He just follows her around.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That is much better.

 

[casportpony]

Here they are again:

 

[casportpony]

@diamondsilkies , the drake and chicken hen works for me with this one pair, but I still strongly believe that ducks should be raised with ducks, so if you hatch a duckling, do try to find a buddy for it.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Chucky and Bride of Chucky are so cute together

 

[casportpony]

@diamondsilkies , I just saw that Metzer Farms will have Mallards hatching on January 8, so maybe call them if you can't find something local?
http://www.metzerfarms.com/index.cfm?affiliate=undef&CustID=17603204

 

[diamondsilkies]

Aww they're so sweet together! I'll try my best to find a buddy for the duckling if it hatches. There are people in my area selling ducks but the youngest are 6 months old. I was also considering ordering maybe half a dozen more call duck eggs from RubyNala, and hopefully I would end up with at least one more duckling. I'll check out that link too! Thank you!

 

[casportpony]

Any update?

 

[diamondsilkies]

Alright, if it hatches as a duck I think I will go with the Metzer Farms. I'm considering either a mallard, golden 300 hybrid layer, or a duclair. They're all available or will be available very soon. I like the mallard's small size, but I'm concerned that they would fly away? They would be in the coop, and I'm also building a covered run, but I like to let them out to free range when I'm watching them. Those would be my first choice, as long as they stay where they live. I also like the egg production of the golden layer, and their coloring. However, is there any health effects they might have due to how much they lay? Also, will they or the duclair be too big compared to my little call duck? Sorry for all the questions. Never thought I'd be shopping for ducks in the near future!

So far, no external pipping. Thought I heard a chirp, but it could have just been from the chicks a couple rooms away. How long do ducks generally take to hatch after they pip externally?

 

[casportpony]

I think Calls can fly, so you will probably have to clip wings. I would go with the first available small breed.