I don't think they take chickens. It's mostly wild animals but they have some ducks. She thought female but they're so busy. She was carrying around a baby squirrel while trying to help us and answer the phone.
I'm going to try to get a video or two of its sounds. I let it out of the run most evenings for 30-40 minutes while I sit with it. I'm in and out most days talking to it and of course cleaning up its messy water pans! It's not totally alone. If I can't find anyone near me to take it would...
It seems to make both types of quacks. Mostly soft whispery when I talk to it, but then it quacks a little too. The louder quacks are when I walk away or it's alone, which unfortunately is most of the time.
I found this duck at a rural boat ramp this week and couldn't just leave it. People said it had been there about month! It's very friendly but I can't keep it. It has cute orange feet with black "toes". Willing to travel up to 2 hours to take to a good new home. It's very lonely and needs friends.
Silly question, can it fly at all? Like some chickens can fly enough to escape if they want to. If I leave the duck in the fenced area attached to the run, can it fly enough to get out? It's only a 3 ft high garden fence. I like to keep it away from the woods edge where foxes can easily attack...