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

[EmmaRainboe]

So black and white would Duke it out, they wouldn't become pied or grey?

I've never so much as glanced at duck colors before so...

I wouldn't know. I know nothing about the alleles in ducks. Moony might. Or @Pyxis

 

[Painted Calls]

And what happens when the G cup starts quacking?

Clear your throat really loud and grab your stomach. Quickly announce you have to use the restroom and make a hasty exit!

 

[Painted Calls]

I wouldn't know. I know nothing about the alleles in ducks. Moony might. Or @Pyxis

They confuse Moony. He hasn't even tried to learn them yet.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Clear your throat really loud and grab your stomach. Quickly announce you have to use the restroom and make a hasty exit!

That's probably more believable, but I quite like the idea of pretending you have quaking breast implants

 

[muddy75]

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This is a call duck that was given to me after being bitten by a raccoon. This is the day after I brought him home in 2017.

Oh so newbies aren’t your first calls ??

 

[casportpony]

Oh so newbies aren’t your first calls ??

No, Ralphie (the white one) was my first, then I got him a friend, and they produced two daughters.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Here's the white male and the blue paint laced red male. It's too cold today so I wasn't able to get more pictures

Spoiler: Cornish bantams

 

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

Thank you!! Heather has a Lidus baby. Hopefully she'll post some pics soon. She is the same age as Raspberry, but a bit smaller.

That would be amazing! I'll definitely reach out to you at some point.

Congratulations!! So exciting!

Please put me on the list for this pairing as well!

Oh, I need to see some pictures of the Lidus baby!

Of course! Will do.

 

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

We need someone that's flat chested and willing to rock a G cup across the border.

Ooh pick me, pick me! Finally, something I'd be good at! I can smuggle a floof or a few!

 

[WVduckchick]

So black and white would Duke it out, they wouldn't become pied or grey?

I've never so much as glanced at duck colors before so...

There are some similarities to simple colors, like Grey is similar to Blue/Black/Splash chickens, in calls that equals Grey/Blue Fawn/Silver, depending on number of copies of blue.
But calls also have 3 “phases”. Wild phase, dusky phase, and harlequin phase, in addition to all the other genes. Super confusing when you don’t separate them. Sooooo many possible combinations! I guess those phases might equate to something like mottled or frizzled or something extra like that in chickens.
Here’s a decent calculator if you’re curious
https://kippenjungle.nl/kruisingEend.html

Here's the white male and the blue paint laced red male. It's too cold today so I wasn't able to get more pictures

Spoiler: Cornish bantams

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Very interesting! That white boy looks stout!