Call Ducks
A Grey Call male. For some reason, the Mallard pattern
in Calls is known as Grey
Photo courtesy of Beth Adams
The bantams of the duck world. Developed in England as miniature decoys, to "call" in the wild ducks, the females also have a very loud quack. For more information on Call ducks, try checking out Lou Horton's article on Bantam Waterfowl.
Breed clubs:
National
Call Breeders of America
Steve Jones
9677 Butler Lane
Poetry, TX 75160
E-mail: wapsiwaterfowl@aol.com
The British Call
Duck Club
Alan Davies
Glenydd, Solva, Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire, SA62 6XA
UK
01437 721433
The Call
Duck Association
Graham Barnard
Ty Cymdawr, Vwrt-y-Cadno
Llanwrda, Carms SA19 8YH
UK
01558 650532
e-mail: callducks@talktalk.net
Call Duck Links:
Acorn Hollow Bantams, Lou Horton's bantam duck page. Ducks for sale here.
Bantam Pond is David Touchette's Call Duck page.
Shagbark Bantams is involved with Call Ducks.
Call Ducks at Longshadow Farms
Grey Calls at CornerStone Farm
The Domestic Waterfowl Club on Call Ducks
Here are Walt Leonard's Grey and White Calls
There's a Call Duck Encyclopedia at Prickeree Pines Gamebird Farm
Faith Valley Waterfowl has lots of good info on Calls
Calls at Meadow Poultry
Call Ducks at Sundown Silkies
Duckopolis has Calls
"Ma Bell" and "Alexander," my White Calls
"Alexander," on left, and my Snowy Call drake "Second
Fiddle"
White Call, male
A White Call female from the UK
Photo courtesy of Robert Stephenson
Frontal shot of a nice White Call head
Photo courtesy of Wilson Reynoso
This drake was Champion Waterfowl at some 2004 show in the UK
Photo courtesy of Robert Stephenson
Grey Call, female
Another Grey Call, a young duck
Photo courtesy of Pam Marshall
A pair of Pastel Calls
Photos courtesy of Taryn Koerker
A pair of Apricot Calls from Sweden
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
My very pretty little pair of "off-color" Grey Calls
Magpie Calls, females on either side of a pair
Photo on left courtesy of Cody Everett; photos on right courtesy of Ruth Cornelius
A Mallard or Grey Call pair from the UK
Photos courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
Snowy or Silver Call, male
Snowy or Silver Call, female
Another Snowy Call drake
Photo courtesy of Ellen Rockensock
An Apricot Call
Photo courtesy of Caroline Carnegie
Snowy (foreground) and Grey Calls
Photo courtesy of Scott Page
Blue Fawn Call hen
Photo courtesy of Taryn Koerker
A young female Silver Call
Photo courtesy of Jed Dwight
A Fawn Call female
Photo courtesy of Ian Gereg
This Silver Call duck won Best Call at a British Waterfowl Association
show
Photo courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
An eclipse drake between two hens
Photo courtesy of Daniel Sörensen
A very nice Mallard Call female from the UK
Photo courtesy of Jed Dwight
A Black Call drake
Photo courtesy of Longshadow Farms
Pastel Call, males
Photo on right courtesy of Dustin & Kristie Wilson
Pastel Call, female
A pair of Pastel Call Ducks
Photo courtesy of Scott Page
Young Grey Calls, male on the left
Photos courtesy of Jed Dwight
Chocolate Calls: A drake and a pair
Photo courtesy of Scott Page
Buff Calls, male on left
My trio of Buff Calls
A nice Grey Call drake from Germany
Photo courtesy of Sascha Michel
Butterscotch Call pair
Photos courtesy of Taryn Koerker
"Cheeks," top, and "Mr. Cheeks," my Blue Fawn Splash
Calls
Butterscotch Calls, female on left
More Butterscotch Calls, female on the left
Left photo courtesy of Taryn Koerker; right photo courtesy of Brice Wonders
Khaki Calls, male on left
A Blue Call duck
Photo courtesy of Longshadow Farms
A pair of Blue Calls
Photo courtesy of Longshadow Farms
A trio of Pastel Calls
Photo courtesy of Phillip Nelson
A top Grey Call young duck from the UK
Photo courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
A young White Call drake
Photo courtesy of Brice Wonders
Crested Calls: A Blue Fawn drake and a Blue duck
Photos courtesy of Jay & Amy Hollon
More Crested Calls: A White and a Magpie
Photos courtesy of Jay & Amy Hollon
And they make good mothers, as this Snowy hen (left) and this White hen
are proving
Snowy photo courtesy of Scott Page, White photo courtesy of Cody Everett
A mixed brood of Call ducklings
Photo courtesy of Brice Wonders
Four Crested Call ducklings
Photo courtesy of Jay & Amy Hollon
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