WH can't fly either. My two WH girls haven't even tried. They will run while flapping their wings, but have never gotten an inch of air :) Out of my Pekin, WH, Runners and KC, the only duck to ever get any air was the Khaki Campbell, and it was only because he was across the yard - and I had...
Most Pekins can't fly. For all of my ducks, 12" chicken wire will keep them penned in a certain area. They could hop and fly over it, I am sure, but they don't know that, and have never expended the extra energy to try :) Anything over shoulder level will keep the lazy ones in a room :)
Ducks don't need a nesting box, they will make a nest every day in their bedding and lay there. My girls make a nest in their pine shavings every night before they go to bed, and when I get them out in the morning the nest is full of eggs. Funny thing though - there is always one egg pushed...
Yes, but only if you are able to be her companion for most of the day. They will get very lonely and depressed if left alone for more than an hour at a time - so it can be a little selfish to expect to be able to raise a happy lone duck. Do you go to school or work during the day? Unless you...