Da' Cute and Cuddly Call Duck thread!

[Julie Birb]

3day old pastel's3wks later they grow up to fast. Wish they had a pause button

Heehee. A pause button. Good one. They do grow so fast. But I still think adult ducks no matter what breed are so cute. The little one on the rock grooming himself is so cute. You've got a wonderful little group there.

 

[Julie Birb]

Miss Kate relaxing after a big swim today in the outside pen. They have gotten so big.

She's adorable. Love her round little body.

 

[delder2009]

She's adorable.  Love her round little body.

she/he is the only one out of 6 that can not get her/his little button to go under for a dive in the water. She/he trys so hard. She/he got it once but couldn't do it again. She/he I think got so excited about it that she/he forgot how she/he did it.

 

[buff goose guy]

I have a little update

The grey calls are about to go out into the aviary in another week

Isis is about to go into the juvenile brooder and it's confirmed she is a she. With her loud quaking starting very early at week 3 so I have one boy grey and 2 girls so far . I hope my magpies work out as well maybe a boy and a girl but I'm very rarely that lucky

 

[Amykins]

It is cool how you bond with your ducks. Not a weirdo at all.

Loved the vids. Wobbles is a super fast nibbler. His body view from the top reveals to how cute he is. Then Bean. She is beautiful and very athletic. How fast can she run?!!I I love her. Not a fearful little girl duck at all.

Omg she is SO FAST! We were initially worried about taking her to the park without a harness 'cuz if she got spooked she'd just bolt. But she surprised us by being, well, pretty dang calm.

These two are driving me batty. When I start to think they're getting along better, wham, something happens. Last night they were both on the bed totally ignoring each other, and then outta nowhere he walks up and bites her right on the heinie! No hissing, posturing, nothing, just waddle-waddle-NOM

 

[Amykins]

she/he is the only one out of 6 that can not get her/his little button to go under for a dive in the water. She/he trys so hard. She/he got it once but couldn't do it again. She/he I think got so excited about it that she/he forgot how she/he did it.

If it makes ya feel better, neither can Wobbles. He'll try and try, but he submerges about as well as a rubber duckie.

 

[delder2009]

If it makes ya feel better, neither can Wobbles. He'll try and try, but he submerges about as well as a rubber duckie.

Rubber duckie I like it. Wobbles sounds a lot like this little one.

 

[JLynnsDuckies]

Hils was home all day so it went better, yes. Mostly I was just feeling down since that was the day I learned Pancake passed away and it roughed me up a bit. So this means that none of the calls I hatched survived. I thought for sure he'd be okay...I'm positively gutted and I feel like a total failure. I didn't learn until way too late that the breeder of those chocolates is a terrible man who keeps his birds confined in tiny cages and were never bred with fresh stock for the 20+ years he's been doing this. So for all I know, my ducklings all had some sort of fatal defect as the result of who knows how many generations of inbreeding.

Admittedly I don't know if that's what killed lil' Cakey or even his sister Milkshake, but I can't shake the terrible thought. And if that IS what happened then I feel nine kinds of rotten for giving him away to such a lovely person if he was a ticking time bomb, you know? I could have spared myself, my husband and my dear acquaintance a lot of heartbreak if I'd never hatched those eggs. It's hard to understate just how much I loved those babies. I've only hatched a handful of calls, and since I can't have kids I kinda bonded with them way more than is probably healthy. Mostly I just feel awful for Alicia. I can't even imagine what she's going through. And I feel like it could be my fault.

I'm sorry. That really must have been hard for you. There was really no way for you to know that your babies wouldn't make it, especially Pancake. It's heatbreaking that man breeds ducks in conditions like that but that still doesn't make it your fault. You loved those babies and did the best you could for them and placed Pancake with someone who loved him very much. It sounds like he had a wonderful life the time he was here. ♡♡♡

 

[JLynnsDuckies]

I just feel like a weirdo for bonding so hardcore to my ducks! I still keep Milkshake close to my heart in a nice silver wearable urn with a bird etched on it. I'm a freak like that. On a happier note, Wobbles and Bean had their first park outing! It went pretty well, they didn't fight at all. See how close they were! Bean had her first flying lesson, too

They are just too cute for words! I need a harness for my ducks!! That's pretty neat. I don't think it's weird to bond with your ducks the way you do. I feel pretty strongly for my feathered kids too. I swear my heart grew three sizes the day I brought them home alone. That was even before I got to know them and their personalities. I'm going to have a hard time putting them out in their pen when it's finally done as they've pretty much been my house ducks for nearly 9 weeks of their lives.

 

[Julie Birb]

Omg she is SO FAST! We were initially worried about taking her to the park without a harness 'cuz if she got spooked she'd just bolt. But she surprised us by being, well, pretty dang calm.

These two are driving me batty. When I start to think they're getting along better, wham, something happens. Last night they were both on the bed totally ignoring each other, and then outta nowhere he walks up and bites her right on the heinie! No hissing, posturing, nothing, just waddle-waddle-NOM

She is fast. The face plant flip over scared me but when I watched it again she had quickly recovered. Can she outrun Wobbles?

Why does he do that? Is he jealous or threatened by her? It makes me feel bad that he picks on her. He is naughty even if he is out of this world cute.