Da' Cute and Cuddly Call Duck thread!

[JadeComputerGal]

I'm relatively new to ducks, but Crashie's nails did the same thing at some point, and I just clipped them like I would anything else. Her nails are white/clear, which helps a lot to avoid the quick. If you can see the quick, just clip where you won't hit it. If not, probably just gradually clip them down until they're short enough not to hook as much. I held Crash in one hand and clipped with the other. She didn't seem to notice and moved on with lap time right afterwards, so I must have done something right.

Looking forward to your pictures!

Speaking of Crash...



I'm still trying to convince her she belongs outside...

Sigh. Her parents were traumatized last week because their pool split, and I only had a small pink princess pool to replace it at the time. You'd've thought I put a rabid raccoon in the pen with them! They wouldn't even come out of their coop for two days! I finally had to take them and put them in the water before Malcolm was like, "Oh, hey, water!" And then Trudi followed suit. Silly ducks!

Gorgeous duckies!

 

[buff goose guy]

Quote: x2

 

[Julie Birb]

CUTENESS-INDUCED HYPERVENTILATING COMMENCING IN 3....2...1.... 


....And I'm back. I'm okay, just a bit light-headed. It's so cute/sad how terrified they are of new things! Poor Bean takes it to the max. She was scared of watermelon. Watermelon. Poor thing still won't go anywhere near it unless I cut it into tiny, non-threatening niblets for her. 

You are hilarious.

 

[Julie Birb]

Hi guys 

so i have alot of news ( and ill have pictures of this news up later today  )

The aviary is almost done ( if anybody knows how to get a good pool drain installed pm me btw )

little pebbels is my smallest call duck, his feathers have begun to curl on his tail and he is still smaller than his girlfriend bambam

everybody is in full flight now but they are getting their toenails caught in everything since they are kinda long , does anyone know how to clip them without any pain?

Bam bam is getting a strange coloring, she is supposed to be white, but then she began turing into the snowy color and is literally caught between a full white body and a tan head and there is no way she is of mixed color since the breeder had different aviaries for every color.

There is less picking on each other i think which i am really happy about since my little one legged black carrier mallard doesnt need to be getting picked on. 

I would love to see pics. I am glad your ducks are getting along better with less picking on each other.

 

[Julie Birb]

I'm relatively new to ducks, but Crashie's nails did the same thing at some point, and I just clipped them like I would anything else. Her nails are white/clear, which helps a lot to avoid the quick. If you can see the quick, just clip where you won't hit it. If not, probably just gradually clip them down until they're short enough not to hook as much. I held Crash in one hand and clipped with the other. She didn't seem to notice and moved on with lap time right afterwards, so I must have done something right.

Looking forward to your pictures!



Speaking of Crash...

I'm still trying to convince her she belongs outside... Sigh. Her parents were traumatized last week because their pool split, and I only had a small pink princess pool to replace it at the time. You'd've thought I put a rabid raccoon in the pen with them! They wouldn't even come out of their coop for two days! I finally had to take them and put them in the water before Malcolm was like, "Oh, hey, water!" And then Trudi followed suit. Silly ducks!

Arugula!! She is so cute and round and adorable and gorgeous.

 

[buff goose guy]

The grey calls and there mallard brother love flying on top of the cage when I have to clean it out

 

[Amykins]

Hey, where'd you get that cage, and how do the ducks take to it? How long do they stay in there, is it overnight? I'm still trying to gather ideas for that indoor pen solution.

 

[buff goose guy]

yeah they just stay in there at night its great

i got it at a bird show and it was originally meant to house the doves but i got them a different cage so its theirs now, but i can only put the 2 grey calls and the mallard in there at night just so they have enough room to move the rest have there own large cages for night time.

 

[Amykins]

yeah they just stay in there at night its great

i got it at a bird show and it was originally meant to house the doves but i got them a different cage so its theirs now, but i can only put the 2 grey calls and the mallard in there at night just so they have enough room to move the rest have there own large cages for night time.

And you sure they're all fine with being crammed in there like that for the whole night?

 

[JLynnsDuckies]

And you sure they're all fine with being crammed in there like that for the whole night? 

I have almost the exact same cage for mine. Of course, it's just the two of them in there for the night. They have plenty of room and have adjusted well. They actually have more space then it looks like in the picture and being they just snuggle up together in a corner for the night, it works wonderfully. Mine has double doors so it might actually be bigger.