Can you still buy baby ducks?

[Kevin565]

Plus the least any hatchery is ever going to be able to ship is 2 ducklings.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

What are you looking for?
Breed?
How many?
When?

 

[ChristineR]

My 2 cents

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I personally wouldn't want to have ducklings right now. I'm guessing that you must already have at least one, though, otherwise you wouldn't be looking for a single baby??? It's quickly getting colder and will soon start raining. I like to give ducks all summer to grow up and then gradually become used to the fall weather so they're prepared for winter. That's just where I live, though. In warmer areas of the country, it would be a different situation. And, yeah, as Kevin mentioned, no one is going to ship just one duckling, it's not safe for them.

I think Metzer Farms has ducklings year-round. That's where I would buy (and have bought from in the past) any hatchery ducklings and I don't think I've ever heard anyone make a valid complaint against them.

 

[duckman4450]

Plus the least any hatchery is ever going to be able to ship is 2 ducklings. 

Yes you're right. The least I've seen is 2 so I'd have to most likely get a close breeder

 

[duckman4450]

What are you looking for?
Breed?
How many?
When?

I'm looking for one (1) mallard preferably drake asap

 

[duckman4450]

My 2 cents  :

I personally wouldn't want to have ducklings right now.  I'm guessing that you must already have at least one, though, otherwise you wouldn't be looking for a single baby???  It's quickly getting colder and will soon start raining.  I like to give ducks all summer to grow up and then gradually become used to the fall weather so they're prepared for winter.  That's just where I live, though.  In warmer areas of the country, it would be a different situation.  And, yeah, as Kevin mentioned, no one is going to ship just one duckling, it's not safe for them. 

I think Metzer Farms has ducklings year-round.  That's where I would buy (and have bought from in the past)  any hatchery ducklings and I don't think I've ever heard anyone make a valid complaint against them.

Thanks for letting me know your opinion. I currently have a 10 week old drake mallard Bubbles and I also have a hen mallard that we got a few days. Bubbles is so sweet but this duck is making Bubbles scared of us and frankly I think he is getting meaner as the days go on. The duck is somewhere around 8-9 weeks old and was taken from the wild so it acts like where it came from. It hisses if you get close, quacks extremely loud, try's flying around the house etc. it just isn't working out. So what I was thinking was getting a baby and raising it like I did Bubbles. He came out so sweet and is a wonderful pet and gets along with my dogs. I would introduce Bubbles after a week or 2 and probably separate their cage with a metal separator or something until the baby was old enough. Te be honest I have no doubt in my mind that Bubbles would not hurt a baby because he is very nice. I also have a huge area in my basement for them to roam if it got too cold for its first months of life, and also big bathtubs that I would love to give them nice warm baths in.

That's just my plan, tell me what you think

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

move over to the ornamental section here on BYc, make a post titled "Anyone breed or know a mallard breeder in ______" list your state in the blank. you can also contact mallard lane farms

 

[duckman4450]

move over to the ornamental section here on BYc, make a post titled "Anyone breed or know a mallard breeder in ______" list your state in the blank. you can also contact mallard lane farms

I contacted mallard lane farms, and i'm trying to make a post in the BST section but I get the error "Please correct the following problems:" and there is no sign of anything being wrong. any suggestions?

 

[Kevin565]

How did you put in the price?

 

[duckman4450]

How did you put in the price? 

Ahhhh that must be the problem. I put a price range with a hyphen. I'll change that, thanks