Why call duck?
Hunters once used these loud little ducks to call wild ducks down to the water.
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Call duck
Small domestic duck · from the Netherlands
A small, round, white duck with a short orange bill and orange legs.
- Size
- About 600g
- Lives for
- 8 to 12 years
- Suits
- Families with a garden and room for a small pond
Waddles after you, quacking. Move your pointer and see.
Good to know
Six things about the duck
A very big voice
The female has a high, carrying quack out of all proportion to her size.
A bantam duck
It is the smallest breed of domestic duck, about a quarter of the weight of a farm duck.
It must have water
A duck has to dip its whole head under water to keep its eyes and nostrils clean.
Slug patrol
Ducks eat slugs and snails, and are gentler on a garden than hens.
Waterproofed by hand
It spreads oil from a gland near its tail over its feathers with its bill.
The real thing
Photos of the duck
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Looking after one
Keep a pair or trio with a secure house, a run and water deep enough to dip their heads in, changed often. Feed duck pellets and greens.
Before you get one
Call ducks are friendly and comical, and very noisy. Ducks make everything wet and muddy.
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