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

[casportpony]

Here's the white one with his girlfriend in August 2018

 

[Luv Ducks]

I had four big full size drakes over mating my Hens. I was able to trade them for four little call Drakes, I named them Itsy, Bitsy, Teenie, Weenie. Two are Mallard type, One black bibbed and one black an white splashed. My question is since I just got them a couple of months ago and they were only 3 months old, will they try to over mate my big Hens in the Spring. They are Khaki Campbells, Muscovy, Mallards, Rouen and a Mule Duck Hen that is huge. I have 9 Hens in all. Does anyone have theirs with their bigger ducks and was there a problem during mating season if your ratio was off? Thanks for any input you can give me. I don't have pictures, sorry.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

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



Very interesting! That white boy looks stout!

He is. I was lucky enough to get a pair before IDEAL canceled that color. The paint was a surprise, I didn't know I had a blue laced hen still until he came out

 

[Miami Leghorn]

I miss having babies!

Bebe Roxy and Butter
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The way they sleep kills me.
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Jeezuz Mare you're killing me here.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I miss having babies!

Bebe Roxy and Butter
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The way they sleep kills me.
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[Painted Calls]

Jeezuz Mare you're killing me here.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

You may need to wait until Spring for that... I didn't get a business card from the livestock sale because the lineup at the Call booth was ginormous! And I'd already spent too much that day!

Whereabouts are you? Neptune doesn't really narrow it down, much

Alberta.

 

[Painted Calls]

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That Silkie... I feel that. Been there many times.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

Okay, who wants to meet me at the US/Canada border and help smuggle some of these to me? Anyone?

Bring me some too!

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

I had a small flock of 4. All were unfortunately killed within a month. I had Poppy, Nona, Mana, and Drake. Miss my flock