What word do you use for calling your ducks?

[nickcole]

Does anyone use a certain word for calling their group of ducks to get their attention? The only one I've heard of is saying "hey hey hey". Anyone have anything else they use or something fun or creative to call them? Thanks!

 

[dotknott]

I just yell "Hey Ducks!"

I guess I'm not as creative as I'd like to think I am.

When we first got ducks, I thought about whistle training them, but I can't whistle so it would have needed to be a metal or plastic whistle. Then the idea of having to remember to have the whistle on me every time I need to call the ducks seemed terrible. I had a little wooden train whistle too, but then realized that with my luck, as soon as I trained the ducks to come to the choo choo train whistle, the train by our house would come through for the first time in 10 years and my ducks would run off like a bunch of hobos with the train. (totally wouldn't happen, but I live the image of my ducks on the tracks with little bindles.)

 

[Miss Lydia]

I whistle and shake the can with meal worms . I don't know which brings them running but which ever one does it works.

 

[TLWR]

Often if I call for the dogs, the ducks come running.
If I ask if they want peas, they come running.
They used to come running when I'd whistle for them too, but not so much now.

 

[lissyduck]

I just yell ducky ducky ducky come on! They come flapping and waddling along. Quaking and hissing at me for food. The chickens get chook chook chook come on! And the horses get their names and come on! They are respond well and come when called. Id say its the tone of the 'come on' they respond to.

 

[Newbee58]

I make clicking noises with my tongue. While holding out my hand with treats. If I just make the clicking noises they look at me like, you've gotta be kidding. No treats I ain't coming. Lol

 

[DuckGirl77]

I just say "c'mere ducks" or "c'mon." I'm not very creative! I do need to think of something else, though, because the dog thinks I'm calling him and comes over and scares them away.

 

[cayugaducklady]

I used duck duck duck in a low almost clucking sound or girls! When I only had one set of ducks.

Now I use Baby Ducks! and Big Ducks! for the two groups.

I use individual names if I need to stop someone before they cause trouble or get an individual back with the group.

When my broody gets on my nerves I use Sassy Quack! Bed! And she usually sass waddles back to the pen sassy quacking at me the whole way.

 

[mommysducks4]

Mommys duckies or weeekers they come running! They love their momma

 

[BantyChooks]

I say here duckyduckyduckyducky in a high tone, but shaking food out at the same time is what really gets them coming....
-Banti