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

[muddy75]

I was just wondering how long they would live while shipping! I'm in Washington state and I'm starting to get interested in Call ducks but can't really see any breeders around here.

I believe the breeder @Overo Mare got her pair from was In Montana which is much closer to you……..should be overnight shipping available. Shippers usually put in high water content greens or hydration gels for shipments of live animals.

 

[Painted Calls]

My first eggs actually came from Washington state, and I'm all the way in VA. For eggs (and live birds), less time in the mail is better. For eggs, standard shipping is usually fine. Just know that shipping is HARD on Call eggs. Out of 12, the most I've had make it to hatch is four. @HeatherKellyB had 31 or so shipped to her from MO. She got one out of those. I shipped her 21 I think? She got one out of mine.

For adults, they need to be shipped through express 2 day. They can't be shipped USPS. They come FedEx. Mine didn't come with anything in the box. Just the poop mat and the birds.

 

[sdm111]

I'd like to get a pair or 2 of mandarins. A friend that was into pheasants with me had some. He had a habitat he made for them. Even had a little cement curvy creek running through it with little pumps to keep it moving and a wire filter box thing he fabricated to pick up poo and stuff downstream to keep it pretty clean. The pen was about 40x40 and 12 feet or so tall. Same guy had a couple loads of sandy clay dumped by a dump truck. Dropped 2 piles side by side. Put chainlink around it. Let it get pretty dry then put silver foxes in it. They made thier dens in it, it was the coolest thing ever. They acted like dogs when he went in. Sit on a pile and they would lay on him and lick him and stuff. Had 2 if I remember correctly.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

They come FedEx

Guess I won't be getting them outside of late spring or Summer

 

[muddy75]

My first eggs actually came from Washington state, and I'm all the way in VA. For eggs (and live birds), less time in the mail is better. For eggs, standard shipping is usually fine. Just know that shipping is HARD on Call eggs. Out of 12, the most I've had make it to hatch is four. @HeatherKellyB had 31 or so shipped to her from MO. She got one out of those. I shipped her 21 I think? She got one out of mine.

For adults, they need to be shipped through express 2 day. They can't be shipped USPS. They come FedEx. Mine didn't come with anything in the box. Just the poop mat and the birds.

I had good luck with mine shipped from WV as did Kathy in CA but I only managed 2 from my first ebay eggs and 2 from my first HG hatch.

I can only imagine the fedex driver when a call duck starts quacking in the truck

 

[Painted Calls]

I had good luck with mine shipped from WV as did Kathy in CA but I only managed 2 from my first ebay eggs and 2 from my first HG hatch.

I can only imagine the fedex driver when a call duck starts quacking in the truck

My guess is that hers were from older layers. Mine and Moony's were new layers.

 

[Painted Calls]

My guess is that hers were from older layers. Mine and Moony's were new layers.

Although mine that I hatched weren't. Might also have to do with who's handling the boxes though lol.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Although mine that I hatched weren't. Might also have to do with who's handling the boxes though lol.

Moat likely. I've had decent hatches (in my opinion) with my two batches of eggs I bought, but my post office at least is very gentle with packages. So I know at least that last stop is gentle and not another shakefest

 

[CoriM]

My first eggs actually came from Washington state, and I'm all the way in VA. For eggs (and live birds), less time in the mail is better. For eggs, standard shipping is usually fine. Just know that shipping is HARD on Call eggs. Out of 12, the most I've had make it to hatch is four. @HeatherKellyB had 31 or so shipped to her from MO. She got one out of those. I shipped her 21 I think? She got one out of mine.

For adults, they need to be shipped through express 2 day. They can't be shipped USPS. They come FedEx. Mine didn't come with anything in the box. Just the poop mat and the birds.

Oh wow, I can't imagine shipping full grown birds without hydration! That's pretty low odds with the eggs though. I'll just have to keep my eyes open around here in the Spring!

 

[Karasu]

My first eggs actually came from Washington state, and I'm all the way in VA. For eggs (and live birds), less time in the mail is better. For eggs, standard shipping is usually fine. Just know that shipping is HARD on Call eggs. Out of 12, the most I've had make it to hatch is four. @HeatherKellyB had 31 or so shipped to her from MO. She got one out of those. I shipped her 21 I think? She got one out of mine.

For adults, they need to be shipped through express 2 day. They can't be shipped USPS. They come FedEx. Mine didn't come with anything in the box. Just the poop mat and the birds.

x2. I must have gotten four dozen and two of them hatched.