Duckling Diaries: the Life and Times of a Welshie Trio

[Ravynscroft]

Thank you

Very welcome... have you ever hatched Calls before? Or any type of duck eggs?

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Very welcome... have you ever hatched Calls before? Or any type of duck eggs?

Nope! I can't even hatch chickens!!! I am giving them to a friend to hatch, she does Cayuga on a regular basis

 

[BantyChooks]

I will continue to torture no worries, you will have them son enough
Yes you can lol
hmmm good to know about hand turning, do u know why?

Ughhh.......



I can't believe I'm asking this, but.....

Do call drakes try and "service" large ducks? Or would they let the welshies alone and not fight Tucson for "rights"? Cause I don't know if two drakes and 3-5 ducks (I'm hatching more, and I'm sure I'll keep some ) would live harmoniously. And I don't think one of my neighbors (forgot about them before when I was thinking of calls) would like a noisy Burd quacking a lot so I wouldn't be able to get females..... Or half call females....

Not that I am looking into maybe getting a call drake or anything!
-Banti

 

[DuckGirl77]

Duck eggs do better laying down across the board, more so than chickens... but Calls are even more sensitive to positioning... might be their size, egg shape, and their body shape... but not really sure... I just knkw I experimented with hatches all winter/spring... in the turner I was lucky to get 6-8 to hatch... hand turning I jumped to 24 hatched...

Oh, and misting the eggs increased hatch rates too...

Cool! I wanna hatch calls ... maybe next year ....

Nope! I can't even hatch chickens!!! I am giving them to a friend to hatch, she does Cayuga on a regular basis

I can hatch chickens

. Okay so far that's actually a lie

. My chicken eggs are showing no signs of life. I guess I'm joining the club.

Ughhh.......



I can't believe I'm asking this, but.....

Do call drakes try and "service" large ducks? Or would they let the welshies alone and not fight Tucson for "rights"? Cause I don't know if two drakes and 3-5 ducks (I'm hatching more, and I'm sure I'll keep some

) would live harmoniously. And I don't think one of my neighbors (forgot about them before when I was thinking of calls) would like a noisy Burd quacking a lot so I wouldn't be able to get females..... Or half call females....

Not that I am looking into maybe getting a call drake or anything!
-Banti

"Not that I'm looking into maybe getting a call drake or anything!" - who are you trying to decieve?!!!

 

[BantyChooks]

Cool! I wanna hatch calls ... maybe next year ....

I can hatch chickens  . Okay so far that's actually a lie   . My chicken eggs are showing no signs of life. I guess I'm joining the club. 


"Not that I'm looking into maybe getting a call drake or anything!" - who are you trying to decieve?!!!

Me. Cause I am not!

.....

Really!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Nope! I can't even hatch chickens!!! I am giving them to a friend to hatch, she does Cayuga on a regular basis

I'd have them read up on Call hatching... Cayugas are a good experience, but Calls are a whole 'nother ballgame...

Ughhh.......



I can't believe I'm asking this, but.....

Do call drakes try and "service" large ducks? Or would they let the welshies alone and not fight Tucson for "rights"? Cause I don't know if two drakes and 3-5 ducks (I'm hatching more, and I'm sure I'll keep some ) would live harmoniously. And I don't think one of my neighbors (forgot about them before when I was thinking of calls) would like a noisy Burd quacking a lot so I wouldn't be able to get females..... Or half call females....

Not that I am looking into maybe getting a call drake or anything!
-Banti

A Call drake is just like any other drake... but in more concentrated, compact form... yes, I have seen a Call 'ride' a big girl...

 

[DuckGirl77]

Me. Cause I am not!

.....

Really!

Uhuh, riiiiight.

 

[BantyChooks]

I'm just sorta curious because I absolutely LOVE Call Burd with much sweet and web and cheeks with short bills and ROUND. I love round of call burd. And I wondered if I could have male call burd so he wouldn't make noise. I free range my chickens anyway so escaping wouldn't be a problem, and the bad neighbor with all those dogs isn't here any more!

 

[DuckGirl77]

I'm just sorta curious because I absolutely LOVE Call Burd with much sweet and web and cheeks with short bills and ROUND. I love round of call burd. And I wondered if I could have male call burd so he wouldn't make noise. I free range my chickens anyway so escaping wouldn't be a problem, and the bad neighbor with all those dogs isn't here any more!

Just hearing you describe them makes me want them even more!

 

[BantyChooks]

I'd have them read up on Call hatching... Cayugas are a good experience, but Calls are a whole 'nother ballgame...
A Call drake is just like any other drake... but in more concentrated, compact form... yes, I have seen a Call 'ride' a big girl...

Okay. That must have been really funny to watch!
(I know my bantam roos slide off the front before "doing" anything, so I wondered if that was the case with calls...)

Uhuh, riiiiight. 

Yes! Right!