Below is from another duck group I'm in.
Although I REALLY HATE to do it, I must give up my precious ducks. I have 2 male mallards and 2 pekins - 1 male and 1 female. They are 6 months old. I do NOT want them separated. It is important to me that they get a new home that is BETTER than I have provided them with, but MOST IMPORTANT of all is that they DO NOT go to someone who will kill and eat them!!!!! Even though my husband wants them to go NOW, I am standing firm that they are staying with me UNTIL I AM SURE THAT BOTH OF MY CONDITIONS ARE MET. There is NO WAY I would give them up otherwise. I DO WORRY, though, that they will get sick and die, because it is getting quite cold out and I am unable to protect them from the cold in the manner in which they should be. They are so cute , funny, and smart.........I have learned a great deal from them, as has my husband, my children, some of my grandchildren, and even some of our friends and neighbors.
I did not know just WHAT I was getting into when we got them........but even so....... Yes, if I had it to do over again, I would.....even though it breaks my heart to get rid of them. I was one of those ignorant people who thought I could buy cute little ducks, and that they would just grow up and fly away sometime in the fall. I was told that sometimes they return in the spring, and I thought that would be really cool. My 14 y/o son had been asking to get ducklings every year since he was very little........and I thought that this year would be a great year for it. I had been off work for a while and didn't expect to return until fall, and my son was finally old enough & responsible enough to take care of them without a lot of help from me. Ha!! Shows how little I know........on all counts. I have a college education (5 years & 2 degrees) and I thought that EVERYONE KNOWS that BABY DUCKS GROW UP AND FLY AWAY. This would just be a good summer experience for my son (and my 16 y/o daughter and myself & husband) and would teach him more about responsibility and life in general. It sounded like a win, win situation.......the ducks would not be kept in very small cages or used for meat. We would give them a good start on life, and then they would be on their way. Win, win for both sides. Ha !!! Wrong again. Shows what little my college education did for me in THIS situation. I am SOOOO ignorant!!
I live in Muskegon, Michigan, a city in southwest Michigan, located along the shore of Lake Michigan. My home is several miles east of Lake Michigan, and almost a mile north of the Muskegon River. I would really like if someone locally would take the ducks ..and maybe we could visit them at times if we are allowed to. We will certainly miss them. I could drive an hour or so to meet someone, but not much further than that. PLEASE RESPOND if you can take them or know someone that will. Thank you for all of your help. Jan
If interested in my beautiful ducks, you can reach me either by e-mail: [email protected]
or by phone at: 231-744-9239 Please a message if I cannot be reached. Thank you. Jan Bogue
I tried to post pictures but they didn't come up.. you will have to ask Jan to send you pictures of them. (Christine(
Although I REALLY HATE to do it, I must give up my precious ducks. I have 2 male mallards and 2 pekins - 1 male and 1 female. They are 6 months old. I do NOT want them separated. It is important to me that they get a new home that is BETTER than I have provided them with, but MOST IMPORTANT of all is that they DO NOT go to someone who will kill and eat them!!!!! Even though my husband wants them to go NOW, I am standing firm that they are staying with me UNTIL I AM SURE THAT BOTH OF MY CONDITIONS ARE MET. There is NO WAY I would give them up otherwise. I DO WORRY, though, that they will get sick and die, because it is getting quite cold out and I am unable to protect them from the cold in the manner in which they should be. They are so cute , funny, and smart.........I have learned a great deal from them, as has my husband, my children, some of my grandchildren, and even some of our friends and neighbors.
I did not know just WHAT I was getting into when we got them........but even so....... Yes, if I had it to do over again, I would.....even though it breaks my heart to get rid of them. I was one of those ignorant people who thought I could buy cute little ducks, and that they would just grow up and fly away sometime in the fall. I was told that sometimes they return in the spring, and I thought that would be really cool. My 14 y/o son had been asking to get ducklings every year since he was very little........and I thought that this year would be a great year for it. I had been off work for a while and didn't expect to return until fall, and my son was finally old enough & responsible enough to take care of them without a lot of help from me. Ha!! Shows how little I know........on all counts. I have a college education (5 years & 2 degrees) and I thought that EVERYONE KNOWS that BABY DUCKS GROW UP AND FLY AWAY. This would just be a good summer experience for my son (and my 16 y/o daughter and myself & husband) and would teach him more about responsibility and life in general. It sounded like a win, win situation.......the ducks would not be kept in very small cages or used for meat. We would give them a good start on life, and then they would be on their way. Win, win for both sides. Ha !!! Wrong again. Shows what little my college education did for me in THIS situation. I am SOOOO ignorant!!
I live in Muskegon, Michigan, a city in southwest Michigan, located along the shore of Lake Michigan. My home is several miles east of Lake Michigan, and almost a mile north of the Muskegon River. I would really like if someone locally would take the ducks ..and maybe we could visit them at times if we are allowed to. We will certainly miss them. I could drive an hour or so to meet someone, but not much further than that. PLEASE RESPOND if you can take them or know someone that will. Thank you for all of your help. Jan
If interested in my beautiful ducks, you can reach me either by e-mail: [email protected]
or by phone at: 231-744-9239 Please a message if I cannot be reached. Thank you. Jan Bogue
I tried to post pictures but they didn't come up.. you will have to ask Jan to send you pictures of them. (Christine(
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