Preparing to set call and pekin duck eggs! Hatch day should be March 4, 2021 if all goes well!

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. I agree about them being gorgeous! I didn't even know about these beauties until recently. I figured they'd make wonderful flockmates with Calls since they're just a tiny bit larger. I was told yesterday that I should treat this hatch like a Call hatch and anticipate the need to assist. Apparently at this point they still have a lot of Call qualities 🥰 (obviously I'm good with that) They've already decided they're going to hatch on a Call duck time-line. The eggs were about the same size as @WVduckchick call eggs. A lot of the pictures I see show them with the short call bill 😍 Of course I'll be separating them and only using the ducks that represent well in the event of planned reproduction. Otherwise I'm hoping for one big happy flock of gorgeous Calls and Aztec's. Any possibility of seasonal separation won't be anytime in the near future after I get them all integrated. I've still got to get these out of their shell, so I'm getting way ahead of myself here in my rambling. I am so excited!


I know that you @FunnyfarmMidwest have a crested duck. Is it a Crested Pekin? After looking at the Call Duck Color charts you so kindly shared with me, I noticed some crested ducks in the pictures. So there is a such thing as a "Crested Call Duck"? Oh my gosh! Does anyone here have any?
I’m so excited for you as well! I hope you have a great hatch!

Yes, I do have a crested duck. He was a rescue so I’m not exactly sure on the breed. I think he might be a crested Rouen. I’m also not sure on his age. He’s missing half of his wing. His name is Pom Pom. Yes there is such a thing as a crested call duck. I don’t have any but I really hope to get a few someday. :D
 
Today has been so stressful (not anything to do with chickens, ducks, or hatching). I feel so tense, stressed and overwhelmed with life. I am so grateful for this site, and especially this thread. This is one of the few places that makes me feel better. I apologize if I'm being cheesy but I just wanted to say thank you to everyone here. I really appreciate everyone of you and really love seeing your adorable ducks and ducklings and talking about them. Please don't let me bring anyone down in the dumps. I just wanted to let you all know how grateful I am to chat and interact with each of you. The videos, pictures and interactions are therapeutic and I am grateful. Plus, I love learning about all kinds of duck stuff
I’m so sorry that your day was stressful. I’m so glad that you’re here on this thread and you find joy in it! I love talking to all of you! I love seeing everyone’s ducks and getting to know everyone. I really consider you guys my best BYC friends! You could never bring anyone down! I hope today goes better for you! :hugs
 
Who give you permission to stay out that late young lady?
Who'd you go see?
Lol didn’t know I needed permission... :gig:oops:

I saw Florida Georgia Line. I’m not a big fan but a friend of mine wanted to go. It was a decent concert and I had a lot of fun. I had to get a duck sitter to put all the ducks away. It sure was hot! 🥵
 
Here’s Pom-Pom my crested drake. He was a rescue and came from a bad situation. Like I mentioned earlier he is actually missing half of his wing. He was terrified of people at first but he’s a real sweetie now. He doesn’t have any of the health issues that I’ve heard some other crested ducks have. The only problem he has is a balance issue, but that’s because he’s missing part of his wing. You can actually see his shorter wing in the picture where he’s flapping his wings.
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Lol didn’t know I needed permission... :gig:oops:

I saw Florida Georgia Line. I’m not a big fan but a friend of mine wanted to go. It was a decent concert and I had a lot of fun. I had to get a duck sitter to put all the ducks away. It sure was hot! 🥵
I like some of their songs!
I may as well say I like all their songs because they all sound basically the same.... 🤣
 

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