Hello, my name is Craig Heinen, and, together with my wife, we run Mighty Duck Flock Sitting. We live in Richfield, Minnesota and have spent the last 10 years helping care for chickens and ducks. We currently have 3 ducks living on our property (Lefse, Gilly, and Chelan). You can read more about them in the ‘Our Flock’ section of our website. Our ducks get to free range almost every day as long as one of us is home to supervise and make sure they stay safe. We live close to a nature reserve, so the ducks are often spotting hawks and eagles in the sky. Luckily we have a large Hackberry tree in the middle of our yard to keep them safe.
We got in the hobby/business of flock sitting when we realized how tough it was to find people help watch our ducks while we were gone on vacation. Luckily we do have a few close friends and family members that have ‘passing knowledge’ for fowl care, but we know that isn’t the case for everyone, and that, sometimes, that’s not quite enough.