Da' Cute and Cuddly Call Duck thread!

[JadeComputerGal]

My calls have summoned in a breeding pair of pacific black ducks. My calls don't seem to mind having the wild ducks around and the wild ducks are staying separate from the flock I expect they'll nest with us as they have been here a week now and once their young get eaten by the local cats take off unless I can drop a chicken tractor over the female while she's nesting to protect them, still it might drive her bonkers. Anyone want to weigh in on if I should attempt to protect the wild duck/ducklings the way I would my call mums and bubs or not?

I'm with @Julie Bird . It would be very hard for me to resist doing something to protect them simply because I love ducks, but the ducks themselves might not appreciate your efforts. I guess you'd just have to try it and see.

I have to admit that the thought of wild ducks around my Calls would freak me out a bit because of the Avian flu outbreaks in the US again this year, but not sure if that has affected Australia.

 

[Julie Birb]

I'm with @Julie Bird
. It would be very hard for me to resist doing something to protect them simply because I love ducks, but the ducks themselves might not appreciate your efforts. I guess you'd just have to try it and see.

I have to admit that the thought of wild ducks around my Calls would freak me out a bit because of the Avian flu outbreaks in the US again this year, but not sure if that has affected Australia.

The potential for a communicable disease never occurred to me. I hope those wild duckies are healthy.

 

[Fizzgig]

The potential for a communicable disease never occurred to me. I hope those wild duckies are healthy.

Bright eyed and in good feather ducks are pretty resilient if wild ducks look in good health usually the worst they will bring is mites but at this time of year we go mad with the powder so I'm not particularly worried about even that. Avian flu is about the only thing they will fly in with that they will pick up easily but that stuff is so communicable that if it's in your area you will probably get it anyhow. Some random infected bird takes a dump as it flies overhead and boom infection in the ranks

 

[JadeComputerGal]

Bright eyed and in good feather ducks are pretty resilient if wild ducks look in good health usually the worst they will bring is mites but at this time of year we go mad with the powder so I'm not particularly worried about even that. Avian flu is about the only thing they will fly in with that they will pick up easily but that stuff is so communicable that if it's in your area you will probably get it anyhow. Some random infected bird takes a dump as it flies overhead and boom infection in the ranks

Fizzgig, what you're saying is true to some extent, but I still would not want to invite it by keeping wild ducks around my domestic ducks. I think of this the same way I think of things like spinach...a small amount probably isn't a problem, a large (who knows how much) amount is enough of a risk that I'm just not willing to take the risk.

 

[Julie Birb]

That it is, it's why I though I'd ask for advice, perhaps other people have been through the same thing.

It is a good idea you doing that. Have you made a decision? I personally don't own any ducks. I have finches. But I love ducks alot.

 

[Amykins]

It is a good idea you doing that. Have you made a decision? I personally don't own any ducks. I have finches. But I love ducks alot.

Hey now, they're not finches. They're honorary short-billed pygmy ducks.

 

[Julie Birb]

Hey now, they're not finches. They're honorary short-billed pygmy ducks.

Oh, yeah. I forgot. They are exactly that. Tiny. Love. Pygmy. Ducks.....

 

[JadeComputerGal]

It is a good idea you doing that. Have you made a decision? I personally don't own any ducks. I have finches. But I love ducks alot.

If I ever find out what your address is, I'm going to send you some ducks. Then you can just say, "I didn't get these on purpose. They just showed up here," and you'd be completely telling the truth.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Hey now, they're not finches. They're honorary short-billed pygmy ducks.

That is too cute!!

Oh, yeah. I forgot. They are exactly that. Tiny. Love. Pygmy. Ducks.....

That works!!

If I ever find out what your address is, I'm going to send you some ducks. Then you can just say, "I didn't get these on purpose. They just showed up here," and you'd be completely telling the truth.

That is a great idea!! Would love to help with that, Julie Bird soooo needs some ducks! Cute little round ducks are best, but I'm biased, lol...

 

[JadeComputerGal]

That is too cute!!
That works!!

That is a great idea!! Would love to help with that, Julie Bird soooo needs some ducks! Cute little round ducks are best, but I'm biased, lol...

Hmmm. Good point. Calls are all I'd have to send. I don't have an address.