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

[Painted Calls]

They integrated in less than a day?

Oh no. I put the babies in an enclosure inside of the pen. Everyone could look but not touch. Well they could sort of touch, but not maim.

Roxy, Butter, and Rona all get along great now too. So that's a relief.

 

[Conan]

Swim Shady is adorable!!!
Is it just me or is little Swim Shady looking more of a brown tint now?

I agree... does look a bit brown. Guess we'll have to wait and see!

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Oh no. I put the babies in an enclosure inside of the pen. Everyone could look but not touch. Well they could sort of touch, but not maim.

Roxy, Butter, and Rona all get along great now too. So that's a relief.

OK. I misunderstood. For a minute there, I was all ~ Please tell me your secrets, great wise one ~

 

[Conan]

OK. I misunderstood. For a minute there, I was all ~ Please tell me your secrets, great wise one ~

You can ask me... I'm a monster. I throw all my babies in together. They poke at each other for a bit, but then they forget that they didn't always have each other around.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

You can ask me... I'm a monster. I throw all my babies in together. They poke at each other for a bit, but then they forget that they didn't always have each other around.

Not a monster at all At least you make sure nobody is being pulled into pieces. I believe I'm going to have to keep my bantam ducks in a separate flock from my big ducks. I haven't even tried with them. Honey Boo Boo and Tom (my big girls) are sassy. Reggie and Stormy (my big drakes) just follow along behind wherever the girls want to go. Stormy can be a bit assertive, especially in the Spring. He's been making the Canada Geese move for him. That was the exact moment where his confidence grew to ridiculousness

 

[HeatherKellyB]

You can ask me... I'm a monster. I throw all my babies in together. They poke at each other for a bit, but then they forget that they didn't always have each other around.




Any tips or tricks, great wise one? Do the ages matter?

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I'm assuming that my newest (2 days) are too small to join my Calls (isn't it awful that I don't remember how old my precious Calls are, I've got to look back on this thread)?

 

[Conan]

Not a monster at all At least you make sure nobody is being pulled into pieces. I believe I'm going to have to keep my bantam ducks in a separate flock from my big ducks. I haven't even tried with them. Honey Boo Boo and Tom (my big girls) are sassy. Reggie and Stormy (my big drakes) just follow along behind wherever the girls want to go. Stormy can be a bit assertive, especially in the Spring. He's been making the Canada Geese move for him. That was the exact moment where his confidence grew to ridiculousness

I had geese, standard ducks, and calls all sleeping in the same house with zero issues. I had them, plus chickens, all sharing the same space. I never had issues, but I have definitely heard of people that do.
I think it really depends on the birds themselves, and the space.

 

[Conan]




Any tips or tricks, great wise one? Do the ages matter?

I put my little week old babies in with with the Cinco de Mayo babies, and they harassed them a tiny bit at first, but then they forgot.

 

[Conan]

I'm assuming that my newest (2 days) are too small to join my Calls (isn't it awful that I don't remember how old my precious Calls are, I've got to look back on this thread)?

I'd not go there. Wait till at least a week. Then observe. Some groups are more accepting than others.