How to raise a pet duck?
Question by chucksgirl99: How to raise a pet duck?
my husband bought my daughter a baby duck for Easter. I need to know how to care for it properly. plz help!!!
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8 Responses to How to raise a pet duck?
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Well good luck with your duck! here is a few links to that:
http://www.howtodothings.com/pets-and-animals/a3728-how-to-raise-a-duck-as-a-pet.html
http://www.liveducks.com/care.html
http://qeok.com/other/1700-5-other.html
Roses
January 4, 2013 at 12:50 pm
wow a duck,why a duck?
I’ll tell you all I know,it’s not much but it can help.
here are some sites: http://www.animalnetwork.com http://www.petage.com http://www.howtodothing.com http://www.earthskids.com/ek_pets.aspx http://www.spiralbound.net/2006/05/30/raising-mallard-ducklings
http://www.collierpet.com/events.cfm ohioline.osu.edu/4-H/fguide02/4h_14.html http://www.thegoosesmother.com/index.html
they all work,and i wish you good luck in bringing up your duck.
Trini2dBone
January 4, 2013 at 12:58 pm
I have had a duck before, you need to get a small pool so the duck can swim around. You have to get duck feed at a TSC somewhere. hope this works
M
January 4, 2013 at 1:35 pm
needs lots of room and will poop a lot it will not be happy in a closed environment sorry but they need freedom too
blurrybook
January 4, 2013 at 1:57 pm
lol
sc8ter8
January 4, 2013 at 2:48 pm
you need maybe a baby pool and fill it with water so it can swim . go to like tracktor supplie and ask for babie duck food they know exsactly what you are talking about he needs water and a place to stay at night or when your child is not playing with him so he wont get lost
Queen T
January 4, 2013 at 3:11 pm
http://www.backyardchickens.com/graphics/savechick/save-a-chick.pdf
http://www.backyardchickens.com
http://www.allaboutchickens.tk
The information on all of the above applies to ducklings as well, just make sure that you do not get medicated feed (with coccistat) for your duckling as this is good for chicks but poisonous to ducklings. You should be able to buy this non medicated chick starter at a feed store such as TSC (US), or Jolleys (UK).
helena.gardner
January 4, 2013 at 3:31 pm
I have 3 ducks in my bathtub, cute but6 they are very messy, need a constant source of water and eat if they are not sleeping or playing in their water dish. being an animal lover I am so sorry I didn`t goggle info. first. they are social, that’s why I have more than one. they cannot be released as easily as i was told, other mother ducks will not accept them. cannot leave them go in my fenced in yard as they will eat everything. they imprint on you and cannot be just dropped off. went back to the feed store to buy more food and talked a couple out of buying one, when i asked he what she was going to do with it she said she wanted to hold it and pet it. these are NOT dogs and cats and after a week or so do not like being held. they also are pooping if they are not eating or sleeping. make sure your daughter washes her hands, you can get sick , as these are farm animals. i wear rubber gloves when cleaning their area. If it is not too late, Return it, tell you daughter if she has seen it that it misses its family.No denying they are cute, but they should not be sold as seasonal pets. I should have known better, got caught up in the cuteness now I HAVE to keep them till they are old enough to find them a home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hershey
January 4, 2013 at 4:25 pm