help?

[Duck mommy 2019]

i have 5 ducks already, bigger breeds, and they live outdoors most of the time. they do come in when it gets below 30° and come in for bath time and just to hang out with us . so i already know how to raise ducks. anyways i want to get a blue swedish call duck (i’d get 1 that’s newly hatched so it bonds with my family) that will be indoors full time and was wondering if i should get a male or female? and who else has a indoor duck?

 

[floppysquirrel04]

I think that ducks are ducks. They’d probably be happier outside. If you really wanted house ducks, have two. Two females. If you were only going to have one, get a drake. But really I think that ducks should be kept outside. It could be a part-time house duck maybe, and be allowed to be a duck during the day and come in at night, but I think it would be cruel to keep one duck inside all the time.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

I think that ducks are ducks. They’d probably be happier outside. If you really wanted house ducks, have two. Two females. If you were only going to have one, get a drake. But really I think that ducks should be kept outside. It could be a part-time house duck maybe, and be allowed to be a duck during the day and come in at night, but I think it would be cruel to keep one duck inside all the time.

i know someone who has an indoor duck and it’s super happy. it even prefers inside over outside. we have other indoor pets that are duck friendly for it to hang out with (2 ducks decreases the likeliness it’ll bond with my family)

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Saigey has 2 indoor ducks

 

[Isaac 0]

Keeping one duck inside is just cruel Imp. Ducks are very social animals that are most happy with one of there own , Im sure you could keep him/her inside and she would do quite well but that doesn't necessarily mean that"s whats best for the duck.

I suggest you look at this thread Pyxis made.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/why-you-shouldnt-keep-just-one-duck.1228573/

 

[johntfs]

i know someone who has an indoor duck and it’s super happy. it even prefers inside over outside. we have other indoor pets that are duck friendly for it to hang out with (2 ducks decreases the likeliness it’ll bond with my family)

If you get it newly hatched, imprinting will ensure that it bonds with your family - or at least with its primary caretaker, which will presumably be you. After that, I'd say you should let it socialize with the other ducks some of the time once it gets old enough. Also, you'll be going through quite a few "duck diapers" if you keep it as an indoor duck.

 

[Isaac 0]

If you get it newly hatched, imprinting will ensure that it bonds with your family - or at least with its primary caretaker, which will presumably be you. After that, I'd say you should let it socialize with the other ducks some of the time once it gets old enough. Also, you'll be going through quite a few "duck diapers" if you keep it as an indoor duck.

Just did some research , a call duck weighing around 1 1/2 pounds would produce around 62 pounds of crap a year. Now that's a lot of diapers

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

If you get it newly hatched, imprinting will ensure that it bonds with your family - or at least with its primary caretaker, which will presumably be you. After that, I'd say you should let it socialize with the other ducks some of the time once it gets old enough. Also, you'll be going through quite a few "duck diapers" if you keep it as an indoor duck.

it will be allowed to hang out with the other ducks just not stay with them (plus since they are all pekin males and it’s probably gonna be a call female that would be a bad idea anyways

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Just did some research , a call duck weighing around 1 1/2 pounds would produce around 62 pounds of crap a year. Now that's a lot of diapers

i’ll be home enough to change diapers every few hours

 

[floppysquirrel04]

I guess if you planned it out well and did it with the animals heath and well-being in mind, you could make it work. I don’t know how you’d find a newly hatched one, you might have to buy hatching eggs. Best of luck! The duckling in my avatar is named Lyric. She was a singleton and imprinted on me. She would follow me all around the house. When she was about 4 weeks, we brought her to my friends house who owns ducks, because we don’t have a good setup for her. She’s 17 weeks old now and loves her ducky friends. She’s not as tame now, but if she had stayed with me I know she would have been a great pet.