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Title: Call ducklings for sale
Post by: helshelley on May 17, 2012, 03:10:13 pm

Hi I have 7 call ducklings for sale aged 5 days in pairs. There are white, apricot and buff/chocolate from unrelated parents.£25 for a pair from very friendly family of call ducks, naturally incubated and reared by mother. Photos available on request.

Thanks

Helen

Title: Re: Call ducklings for sale
Post by: Bionic on May 17, 2012, 04:21:09 pm

Helshelly you haven't put where you are

Title: Re: Call ducklings for sale
Post by: littlelugs on May 17, 2012, 06:20:38 pm

depends where you are i am looking for couple of females for my drake as his last wives were killed by a dog and although he is the picture of optisism he just cant mate with the aylsburys no matter how much he jumps on their backs when they are swimming round the pond. (tis funny to watch mind)  ;D

Title: Re: Call ducklings for sale
Post by: powispigs on May 17, 2012, 08:01:15 pm

I am also after some call ducks after the fox paid a visit  :'(
whereabouts are you?

Title: Re: Call ducklings for sale
Post by: helshelley on May 18, 2012, 05:50:07 am

Oops sorry I'm in a village 3 miles west of Cambridge, (Great Eversden).I'm not sure how to sex the ducklings but out of 9 I'm sure there are must be some females..I'll have a go at seeing which colours are females today!

Title: Re: Call ducklings for sale
Post by: Bangbang on May 18, 2012, 06:06:59 am

We sex our call ducks by there quack......females are the more vocal,
and sell our in group 0f 2 or 3 so  that were not left with all males.
Having to many males left you will find can cause havoc next mating season.

Title: Re: Call ducklings for sale
Post by: jaykay on May 18, 2012, 07:07:17 am

Females quack and males sound like they've got a sore throat.

Title: Re: Call ducklings for sale
Post by: Brucklay on May 18, 2012, 07:11:10 am

Also at 10 -12 weeks males get a curl in their tail and like above the quack is obviously different - males raspy, low and females higher and higher volume

Title: Re: Call ducklings for sale
Post by: littlelugs on May 18, 2012, 09:44:21 am

sorry too far away from me best of luck finding them homes though.
 :)

Title: Re: Call ducklings for sale
Post by: helshelley on May 19, 2012, 07:33:30 am

Thanks for the advise...really helpful
 

Title: Re: Call ducklings for sale
Post by: powispigs on May 19, 2012, 07:26:25 pm

too far from me too sorry  :wave: