Iv'e never owned poultry before but I'd like to get ducks. I live in Pinealles County, FL so there are laws restricting owning chicken and ducks. I'm hoping that after this pandemic, since things are changing, that they may change the laws regarding poultry keeping. I currently have two dogs. Rosie, a Yorkshire Terrier. She'll be a year old on the 21st this month. And Teddy, my 6 year old Maltipoo. They're both quite spoiled. They have a stroller, a closet with tons of outfits, four poster canopied beds, and lots of bows and bow-ties.
I found this site a year or two ago when researching chickens and it came up again after researching Mallards and duck keeping. Last spring two Mallards, Donald and Daisy, visited our yard while our backyard and pool was going under a remodel. They would come at around 6pm and stay for about an hour or so while being feed lots of birdseed. They came back this year a few weeks or so ago. Once, they came at 6 in the morning stayed until noon, and came back at 5. We got them a kiddie pool in the back that they like to use, and they come right up to me and eat out of my hand. Iv'e been thinking about fostering wild Mallard ducklings from the local animal rescue to release into the wild. During spring a lot of ducklings are orphaned and abandoned , making the rescues quite busy. Unlike cottontails, songbirds, or squirrels, mallards are are born precocial, which means they can move, get food, and already have feathers. This makes them much easier to care for than other baby wildlife. During this pandemic, fewer people are able to care for the animals. If any of you have experience with foster wild ducklings any advice would be great.
Here's some pictures of the ducks and my dogs:
I found this site a year or two ago when researching chickens and it came up again after researching Mallards and duck keeping. Last spring two Mallards, Donald and Daisy, visited our yard while our backyard and pool was going under a remodel. They would come at around 6pm and stay for about an hour or so while being feed lots of birdseed. They came back this year a few weeks or so ago. Once, they came at 6 in the morning stayed until noon, and came back at 5. We got them a kiddie pool in the back that they like to use, and they come right up to me and eat out of my hand. Iv'e been thinking about fostering wild Mallard ducklings from the local animal rescue to release into the wild. During spring a lot of ducklings are orphaned and abandoned , making the rescues quite busy. Unlike cottontails, songbirds, or squirrels, mallards are are born precocial, which means they can move, get food, and already have feathers. This makes them much easier to care for than other baby wildlife. During this pandemic, fewer people are able to care for the animals. If any of you have experience with foster wild ducklings any advice would be great.
Here's some pictures of the ducks and my dogs:
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those are really cute pics! welcome to BYC 
Glad you joined.
I miss them.
