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If you want small ducks right now there are two species that I know are for sale here and there, the ringed teal and the fulvous ducks. Both are small, the teal is from South America and has no breeding plumage, in other words the males are very attractive all year round. The fulvous ducks are very small ducks from India and are a very pretty brown with white and black spotting on both males and females.
Prices range from $30 to $80 per pair so they are affordable. Both are very good fliers so if you don't have a flight cage I would have them pinioned, if you just clip the wings and they leave they will not come back. Both as far as I know also breed in tree hollows but are common in private collections so they must take raised nest boxes as a substitute. There are some other tropical teals available but since you were just in the looking stage these were what I found with a quick phone call.
If you want small ducks right now there are two species that I know are for sale here and there, the ringed teal and the fulvous ducks. Both are small, the teal is from South America and has no breeding plumage, in other words the males are very attractive all year round. The fulvous ducks are very small ducks from India and are a very pretty brown with white and black spotting on both males and females.
Prices range from $30 to $80 per pair so they are affordable. Both are very good fliers so if you don't have a flight cage I would have them pinioned, if you just clip the wings and they leave they will not come back. Both as far as I know also breed in tree hollows but are common in private collections so they must take raised nest boxes as a substitute. There are some other tropical teals available but since you were just in the looking stage these were what I found with a quick phone call.