Mare's Illegal Cute-ness (Call Duck) Chat Thread!!

[Painted Calls]

It's way past time I started my own thread. Please feel free to share your own Call ducks and chat! Calls from your past, present, and future are all welcome!

My OG girls (thanks @Conan for starting this obsession!) are the 4 in front and the 4 most close to the camera. They will be 2 years old April and May 2023. From left to right: Butter, Puddle, Lidus, Raspberry (in back), Roxy, and my drake Puddin' in the rear.

The newest pair arrived this October from Montana. They are approximately 7 months old. Their names are Raspberry and Puddin'.

I will be working on breeding the newest pair this coming spring, and potentially exploring one of my OG girl's genetics. She has a nice enough shape and bill that I don't think it would take much for her to produce SQ babies.

Here are the stats on the group as of today.

Raspberry:

Puddin':

Puddle:

Hoping to get my human kidlets started on showing this summer. Please feel free to share any and all show tips! Would also love to hear about Call color genetics. I'm trying to learn as I go here. I've already picked a breeding partner and we are super excited to get started this spring.

Can't wait to hear from all the fellow Call peeps!

 

[Karasu]

Going back down memory lane, most of these are from ~2017.
Most of these eggs are Calls except for the ones in the turner.

Mini me! A snowy and a WH.

 

[Painted Calls]

I miss having babies!

Bebe Roxy and Butter

The way they sleep kills me.

 

[Aunt Angus]

I have just the two Calls, and they aren't show quality, but here is Cheddar:

And here's Apple:

 

[Karasu]

Selah, RIP.

 

[casportpony]

@WVduckchick was kind enough to send me some eggs earlier this year.

 

[Painted Calls]

Going back down memory lane, most of these are from ~2017.
Most of these eggs are Calls except for the ones in the turner.
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Mini me! A snowy and a WH.

I got a blue snowy from the second batch of eggs she sent me.

 

[WVduckchick]

What colors are they?

Hi everyone! I currently have 58 Call ducks!
Pretty much every color and/or combination possible, I think. Except for white! I lost my white trio last fall. I have 7 ducklings from a September broody hatch, and 6 from 2 October hatches. Lost a few to cold/wet weather this fall, but I had so many broody girls, it got a little too crazy anyway! I also still have 3 flocks of bantam chickens (d’uccles (x2 colors) and seramas) and a group of Satinette pigeons.

A few recent pics of some ducks!

 

[Painted Calls]

Almost two years old already? Wow that was fast. Hopefully this thread doesn't get as off track as rhe original incubating thread

The first mention of rabbits gets it locked.

 

[Aunt Angus]

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This one is my favourite. So stinkin' cute.

EHRMAGERD!!!! So cute!

Here's my Cheddar when she was a bebe:

Hi everyone! I currently have 58 Call ducks!
Pretty much every color and/or combination possible, I think. Except for white! I lost my white trio last fall. I have 7 ducklings from a September broody hatch, and 6 from 2 October hatches. Lost a few to cold/wet weather this fall, but I had so many broody girls, it got a little too crazy anyway! I also still have 3 flocks of bantam chickens (d’uccles (x2 colors) and seramas) and a group of Satinette pigeons.

A few recent pics of some ducks!
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I am so JEALOUS. I wish I had more. I love chickens. I love large breed ducks. But Calls have become my favorites.