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

[Painted Calls]

Okay. Were yours more because of the lines and color they were?

Mine were more because of their lines.

 

[BabyGotQuack]

Ok stop! This is a dangerous thread…. I don’t like it

 

[Canadian Wind]

Alberta.

Okay, so Ontario links wouldn't help you much. I'll try to keep my eyes open for stuff though! Ig I don't snag them first...

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

This thread moves too fast

 

[Nabiki]

I don't really like white birds, so it's wonderful to see all of the colours they come in. I'm getting excited. I want to start stocking up on feed and supplements, but I must resist until I get eggs!

 

[Painted Calls]

I don't really like white birds, so it's wonderful to see all of the colours they come in. I'm getting excited. I want to start stocking up on feed and supplements, but I must resist until I get eggs!

Make an Amazon list! That's what I do when I go into duck "nesting" mode. Instead of buying I just add to my list.

 

[Luv Ducks]

The ones I've seen in show look like fat pigeons to me for some reason. The Darks especially always have super blocky, round heads, though.

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I know it's no consolation, but White Ameraucanas are one of the very few breeds I can actually stand in pure white. I don't even like the white calls or Orps mentioned.




Is he Blue Mottled? Must resist temptation to add mottling to my silkied pens...






Whoops, too many chickens, here is a call duck to balance it out. Snowy has always been my favorite variety for them.

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Oh My Goodness. After taking a picture of mine I can see that one is the Mallard type and one of the others looks just like this one!!! They really are pretty little ducks.

The ones I've seen in show look like fat pigeons to me for some reason. The Darks especially always have super blocky, round heads, though.

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I know it's no consolation, but White Ameraucanas are one of the very few breeds I can actually stand in pure white. I don't even like the white calls or Orps mentioned.




Is he Blue Mottled? Must resist temptation to add mottling to my silkied pens...






Whoops, too many chickens, here is a call duck to balance it out. Snowy has always been my favorite variety for them.

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The ones I've seen in show look like fat pigeons to me for some reason. The Darks especially always have super blocky, round heads, though.

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I know it's no consolation, but White Ameraucanas are one of the very few breeds I can actually stand in pure white. I don't even like the white calls or Orps mentioned.




Is he Blue Mottled? Must resist temptation to add mottling to my silkied pens...






Whoops, too many chickens, here is a call duck to balance it out. Snowy has always been my favorite variety for them.

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I had thought that I had two Mallard type but after taking a picture of them I realized one is a Snowy and very pretty. Thanks for this picture as it helped me identify the color of my one. I found mine on Craigslist and didn't have to pay anything since we did a swap thing. Big ducks for small ducks. Yours are sooooo pretty!!!

 

[WVduckchick]

We are on our yearly weather roller coaster. Last week we were below freezing several days. This week it’s been rain and it’s supposed to be 65F degrees today! I found another duck egg this morning!!


A few pics.
Finally got a decent shot of my 2 chocolate hens together

Shot of the color difference in Grey and Blue Fawn. The bodies are so similar, head color tells the tale.

I also noticed today that I have a drake with a chocolate head! I’ve not even noticed him before, I’ll have to check my log and see which brood he came from. Lol

And my cat was watching a squirrel, he watches over the ducks too

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Oh My Goodness. After taking a picture of mine I can see that one is the Mallard type and one of the others looks just like this one!!! They really are pretty little ducks.



I had thought that I had two Mallard type but after taking a picture of them I realized one is a Snowy and very pretty. Thanks for this picture as it helped me identify the color of my one. I found mine on Craigslist and didn't have to pay anything since we did a swap thing. Big ducks for small ducks. Yours are sooooo pretty!!!

Oh, well, congrats! That little guy isn't actually mine, though, just one that I saw in show. I should probably edit to make that more clear! I was never able to get my hands on any Snowies sadly, and I've kind of decided to focus on my Cochin bantams, so I just have my one Butterscotch call hen left.

We are on our yearly weather roller coaster. Last week we were below freezing several days. This week it’s been rain and it’s supposed to be 65F degrees today! I found another duck egg this morning!!

No joke, I was freezing my fingers off last week and this week I don't even need a jacket! At least it's nice and mild now for the Cochin hen I have who decided to drop all of her feathers at once this past week.

 

[Painted Calls]

We are on our yearly weather roller coaster. Last week we were below freezing several days. This week it’s been rain and it’s supposed to be 65F degrees today! I found another duck egg this morning!!


A few pics.
Finally got a decent shot of my 2 chocolate hens together
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Shot of the color difference in Grey and Blue Fawn. The bodies are so similar, head color tells the tale.
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I also noticed today that I have a drake with a chocolate head! I’ve not even noticed him before, I’ll have to check my log and see which brood he came from. Lol
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And my cat was watching a squirrel, he watches over the ducks too
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Temps and weather here have been the same.