stuarthughes Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 hi im new to this site and i was wondering because my female call duck has just layed her first egg and i want to now how long it will take for her to lay all her eggs and what is the average clutch size any tips will be helpful thanx stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Hello l have call ducks and 5 ducklings.They are now about 3 weeks old getting nice and big.I was told to leave them even if there cold and she will lay more l think it took about a week or so there was 7 when l last checked on them but.But when they hatched there was 7 more unhatched eggs which she lost interest in and they died.We lost 2 out of the 7 so the 5 remaining have done very well.If you want all the eggs then id incubate the ones she gets of.What colour are mum ansd dad??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarthughes Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 they are silver calls, i live in the wigan area and i traveled all the the way up to a little village called little plumpton to a call breeder called bill robinson (in a taxi) well what can i say there briliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuarthughes Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 thanx tara for the info x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markkettle Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Hi I'm also new to keeping ducks. I have a pair of 7 week old Nutmeg Calls and wondered at what age Daisy is likely to start laying eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Hi l have 12 week old calls there not laying yet.I think they start when there about 20 wks or so. That when my others started any way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markkettle Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Thanks very much for your reply. Is 20 weeks also about the age they need to go from growers pellets to layers pellets? They are both starting to flap their wings a lot now too. How much longer before I need to think about wing clipping? Sorry for so many questions. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Mine are on layers now and have been for a while.I found this web site useful. http://www.callducks.net/feeding_ducklings.htm As for cutting there wings l have not done mine.I went to a house today and she had a mix of ducks. Loads of call all runnung around her garden.We had just built a great big run that just over 6ft high and all they do is flap there wings.But if you really wanted to cut there flyet feathers of then pratical poultry is better for that really. good luck with them and feel free to ask any thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Ducks, like hens, will only sit on eggs if they go broody - otherwise the eggs are for collecting and eating. as with hen eggs. You will know if your duck is broody as she will decide to sit - and she will sit tight and not want to get off her nest. If she's not doing that then she's not broody. If she is, she will sit on eggs for 28 days - this will give you plenty of time to get hold of a book and read up on hatching ducklings - they will need to be separated from any other ducks or drakes..... the book will explain everything you need to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...