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Daphne_loves_mealworms said:
That is heartbreaking. I hate to think of how many other ducks are out there in similar condition. I can only be glad that they are being sold and hope they are all able to get away from that place to somewhere better. Heck, even if they go somewhere where they are humanely treated but end up as meat ducks at some point, their short lives will be better than this.
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I will buy them for anyone who will give them a better treatment than this. I just have no place for them all.
 
Sadly, there's probably more to the story than your seeing. One, if they think that they are all drakes, they obviously don't know anything about ducks. Two, look at the age. These are Perkins. Meat ducks that is sold at TSC. Look at it from this point of view: Person walks into TSC because Person needs something from there. Hears cute little quacks. Goes over to sound and falls in love with what Person sees. "Aww... Cute! Come home with me cute creatures!" Person thinks. Buys and brings home with no experience beforehand. Ducklings grow and out grow what they have. Gets gross and no longer cute. Suddenly Person doesn't know what to do and no longer is captivated by their cuteness. Now, they're wanting to get out from underneath them because... well, they still know nothing about ducks! They might of asked a question or two about them, and all they got for an answer is "Ducks are easy to raise."

It's very sad to see, but you should hand them some understanding. I've seen a lot of birds around, and the scene I just listed off is very common. The last story I heard was some guy went around and bought around 500 (more or less) chicks and suddenly had knee problems and couldn't take care of them anymore. Maybe something you can do whenever you see something like this is to kindly help them. Politely let them know that they need water to put their whole heads in and better bedding. Let them know that they need a bigger space. Let them know that they need a pool or something. If possible, offer to help them set up a better setup for them. Then, offer to help them find a good home.

Please don't judge these people! It can happen to anybody and has happened even more than ever thanks to the panic of 2020!
 
Lacy Duckwing said:
Sadly, there's probably more to the story than your seeing. One, if they think that they are all drakes, they obviously don't know anything about ducks. Two, look at the age. These are Perkins. Meat ducks that is sold at TSC. Look at it from this point of view: Person walks into TSC because Person needs something from there. Hears cute little quacks. Goes over to sound and falls in love with what Person sees. "Aww... Cute! Come home with me cute creatures!" Person thinks. Buys and brings home with no experience beforehand. Ducklings grow and out grow what they have. Gets gross and no longer cute. Suddenly Person doesn't know what to do and no longer is captivated by their cuteness. Now, they're wanting to get out from underneath them because... well, they still know nothing about ducks! They might of asked a question or two about them, and all they got for an answer is "Ducks are easy to raise."

It's very sad to see, but you should hand them some understanding. I've seen a lot of birds around, and the scene I just listed off is very common. The last story I heard was some guy went around and bought around 500 (more or less) chicks and suddenly had knee problems and couldn't take care of them anymore. Maybe something you can do whenever you see something like this is to kindly help them. Politely let them know that they need water to put their whole heads in and better bedding. Let them know that they need a bigger space. Let them know that they need a pool or something. If possible, offer to help them set up a better setup for them. Then, offer to help them find a good home.

Please don't judge these people! It can happen to anybody and has happened even more than ever thanks to the panic of 2020!
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Sadly i am sure that is true. Still breaks my heart. I was raised knowing that i had to take responsibility for my actions, be that a pet or an.. uh.. error of judgment in other aspects of life. It has served me well. You all have helped me so much in my journey with my ducks so far, it pains me to think that these folks need only ask and they could get the wonderful help i have. It worries me still further to imagine that they dont care enough to ask.
 
Lacy Duckwing said:
Sadly, there's probably more to the story than your seeing. One, if they think that they are all drakes, they obviously don't know anything about ducks. Two, look at the age. These are Perkins. Meat ducks that is sold at TSC. Look at it from this point of view: Person walks into TSC because Person needs something from there. Hears cute little quacks. Goes over to sound and falls in love with what Person sees. "Aww... Cute! Come home with me cute creatures!" Person thinks. Buys and brings home with no experience beforehand. Ducklings grow and out grow what they have. Gets gross and no longer cute. Suddenly Person doesn't know what to do and no longer is captivated by their cuteness. Now, they're wanting to get out from underneath them because... well, they still know nothing about ducks! They might of asked a question or two about them, and all they got for an answer is "Ducks are easy to raise."

It's very sad to see, but you should hand them some understanding. I've seen a lot of birds around, and the scene I just listed off is very common. The last story I heard was some guy went around and bought around 500 (more or less) chicks and suddenly had knee problems and couldn't take care of them anymore. Maybe something you can do whenever you see something like this is to kindly help them. Politely let them know that they need water to put their whole heads in and better bedding. Let them know that they need a bigger space. Let them know that they need a pool or something. If possible, offer to help them set up a better setup for them. Then, offer to help them find a good home.

Please don't judge these people! It can happen to anybody and has happened even more than ever thanks to the panic of 2020!
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AGREED! It's sad on both parts and both ways it's because someone doesn't understand something.
 
Stoney Meadow Maple said:
Sadly i am sure that is true. Still breaks my heart. I was raised knowing that i had to take responsibility for my actions, be that a pet or an.. uh.. error of judgment in other aspects of life. It has served me well. You all have helped me so much in my journey with my ducks so far, it pains me to think that these folks need only ask and they could get the wonderful help i have. It worries me still further to imagine that they dont care enough to ask.
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Maybe they've never heard of BackYard Chickens? And maybe if they have, maybe they thought that BYC was only for chickens, not ducks? I had been raising birds 5-6 years or so before I ever found BYC. I have learned a lot of do's and don't's through all the years of my bird-raising and just in the past couple of years with BYC I've learned a lot. Before I got active on BYC there was a lot of things that I learned the hard way. Maybe if you want, you can contact them and suggest BYC to them. And who knows? They might learn how to properly take care of their ducks and might end up giving them the best home ever. Everybody deserves a second chance. :)
 
I sent the following email, if i get a response I expect i will get a nasty one.. but i tried. I did not mention BYC🤦🏼 Maybe I should write back.
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