Agent Idaho
In the Brooder
I live near a park with a pond, and unfortunately sometimes people who no longer want their pet ducks will drop them off there. A few weeks ago this happened to 2 rouen ducks, who didn't integrate into that flock and wandered the neighborhood. When they showed up to my street one of them got hurt by a dog and my neighbor took it to a wildlife sanctuary thinking it was a large mallard. The other one couldn't go and was very upset and didn't leave the place where they had taken the other one. We gave her some food and water and found out she is a very sweet duck and now she is kind of our pet.
I have never owned a duck before and we are currently feeding her Purina layer crumbles that we feed to our chickens. We put her in our backyard so she can't be hurt like her friend did, and she sleeps under the porch where it is quite sheltered, and I think we will get her a small kiddie pool.
If you have any advice on ducks or this specific duck breed, it would be very appreciated. And if you know any ducks breeds that get along with Rouen ducks that would be very helpful as well, since I don't want her to be lonely.
I have never owned a duck before and we are currently feeding her Purina layer crumbles that we feed to our chickens. We put her in our backyard so she can't be hurt like her friend did, and she sleeps under the porch where it is quite sheltered, and I think we will get her a small kiddie pool.
If you have any advice on ducks or this specific duck breed, it would be very appreciated. And if you know any ducks breeds that get along with Rouen ducks that would be very helpful as well, since I don't want her to be lonely.