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

[Strawberry74]

Swim time!!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Question: How do you get Chocolate call ducks? What colors do you use for breeding?

nopenopenope! I'm being good! Not mentioning pouring chocolate milk on them!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Thank GOODNESS the free drake offered online is over two hours away!

Still tempted though. Think my daughter would notice?

 

[Faraday40]

Just popping in to ask a few questions. I’m hatching call duck eggs for someone. I know they are more difficult and have a longer hatch process, but this is my first time trying to hatch them. (I’ve hatched chicks, quail, turkeys and ducks for years, but never call ducks )

Two Call eggs in incubator will be ready to hatch in 1+ week. I have a broody serama hen outside. Would moving the eggs to her now be more beneficial or should I keep them inside so I can better monitor the progress?. I have assisted eggs in the past but only in cases where I knew the chick would die. If a chicken has better instincts than me, I’d be happy to let her take over.

Are there any informative links you recommend?

 

[Painted Calls]

Just popping in to ask a few questions. I’m hatching call duck eggs for someone. I know they are more difficult and have a longer hatch process, but this is my first time trying to hatch them. (I’ve hatched chicks, quail, turkeys and ducks for years, but never call ducks )

Two Call eggs in incubator will be ready to hatch in 1+ week. I have a broody serama hen outside. Would moving the eggs to her now be more beneficial or should I keep them inside so I can better monitor the progress?. I have assisted eggs in the past but only in cases where I knew the chick would die. If a chicken has better instincts than me, I’d be happy to let her take over.

Are there any informative links you recommend?

I personally would keep them inside. A lot of pet quality calls have no trouble hatching though.

Are you familiar with Pyxis's assisted hatching article?

 

[muddy75]

I personally would keep them inside. A lot of pet quality calls have no trouble hatching though.

Are you familiar with Pyxis's assisted hatching article?

BirdsBeesTrees has a good assisted hatch article too

 

[WVduckchick]

Just popping in to ask a few questions. I’m hatching call duck eggs for someone. I know they are more difficult and have a longer hatch process, but this is my first time trying to hatch them. (I’ve hatched chicks, quail, turkeys and ducks for years, but never call ducks )

Two Call eggs in incubator will be ready to hatch in 1+ week. I have a broody serama hen outside. Would moving the eggs to her now be more beneficial or should I keep them inside so I can better monitor the progress?. I have assisted eggs in the past but only in cases where I knew the chick would die. If a chicken has better instincts than me, I’d be happy to let her take over.

Are there any informative links you recommend?

I can imagine 2 call duck eggs under a serama. I’ve never let any of my seramas hatch call eggs, but one of my bigger mixed chicken hens did hatch a couple ducks this year.

Is it an experienced momma hen?

I think probably with your experience hatching, I’d keep them in the incubator. And just in case you weren’t aware, Calls usually hatch in 26(ish) days instead of 28(ish) like other ducks.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Just popping in to ask a few questions. I’m hatching call duck eggs for someone. I know they are more difficult and have a longer hatch process, but this is my first time trying to hatch them. (I’ve hatched chicks, quail, turkeys and ducks for years, but never call ducks )

Two Call eggs in incubator will be ready to hatch in 1+ week. I have a broody serama hen outside. Would moving the eggs to her now be more beneficial or should I keep them inside so I can better monitor the progress?. I have assisted eggs in the past but only in cases where I knew the chick would die. If a chicken has better instincts than me, I’d be happy to let her take over.

Are there any informative links you recommend?

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/assisting-call-duck-hatches.76507/

 

[fluffycrow]

I keep losing this thread, but maybe it's for the better. After all, I have at least a hundred chicken breeds and one duck to the list, I don't want to add even more, and all those cute calls aren't helping

 

[muddy75]

6 call ducklings growing like crazy! We both agree that the darker one is probably a boy
My govee is not being cooperative on pairing with my phone but I’m planning to candle again tomorrow to get an idea about the 9 eggs in the bator.