#whatducksdo

And yes... we kept her 😅

Get ‘im Edwin 😂

A little blue/green Call duck egg, big white Muscovy duck egg and a little brown store bought “medium” chicken egg for comparison! The colour of the shell is added nearly completely in the last 90 minutes before it’s laid along with the “bloom”, an anti-biotic protective layer… and blue/green eggs are metal af ☠🤟 The blue/green pigment is made from biliverdin which is derived from hemoglobin (a component of blood). Marking out air cells on the Muscovy eggs so I can monitor moisture loss during incubation! This egg has it’s cell on the side rather than the fat end so may need assisting at hatch 😬🐣 We have shipped out over 40 fertile Call eggs to other people so far this year 💓🥚

It’s Edwin’s 4th hatchday today! Here are some face pets and the first time I’ve managed to get him to perform his trick on camera (he is normally perfectly synchronised with me, promise!)! Darwin then charges in to give me some sass! #whatducksdo #callducks #chocolatecall #ducks #petducks #tameducks #imprintedducks #imprintedbirds #ducktricks #drakes #friendsnotfood

Darwinsaur showing off his sectoral heterochromia <3 #petducks #dinosaur #callduck #chocolatecall #heterochromia #whatducksdo

Action stance before dandelion destruction! #beardeddragon #beardie #reptile #squamata #lizard #harmlessdinosaur

A proud mountaineering Sir… #callduck #chocolatecall #kindof #ducksofinstagram #petducks

Darwin got himself up the stairs for a better view… #callduck #chocolatecall #ducksofinstagram

The Eye of #Sauron… #citrusbeardeddragon #beardeddragon #beardie #reptile #squamata #lizard #nofilter

If it’s good enough for the rabbit… #nosarcasm #dorsetcereals #healthychoices #netherlandsdwarf

🐇 Killer vegan… #whiskers #rabbit #netherlandsdwarf

That duck and me <3 #Darwin #duck #photobomb #ducksofinstagram