Show off your house ducks!

[Tevyes Dad]

Ok. I confess feeling a bit like a peeping tom checking out this thread when I only have an outdoor duck, but geeze the pictures... I've laughed... I've cried ... I want a house duck!!!

I know the feeling! No house ducks here either (other than the occasional duck of the day). But a lot of these housies have such strong personalities that you have to keep coming back. (I will leave determining if "housies" refers to the ducks or the people who love them open to individual interpretation

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[Dobby0812]

This is my sweet baby, Dobby. Indoor, and will be her whole life, she has a dislocated hip. She is a buff, 2 years old.

 

[Amiga]

Dobby is beautiful.

 

[Amykins]

Dobby is beautiful.

Yeah she is! <3

 

[veggiegirl]

I've been doing more research and appears runners would not make good indoor pets...still not sure on the black east indies...anyone have blue Swedish?

 

[Amykins]

I've been doing more research and appears runners would not make good indoor pets...still not sure on the black east indies...anyone have blue Swedish?

Their breed standard is that they're very high-strung and not terribly friendly, but several BYC members here would beg to differ. Personally, I like calls, pekins, cayuga and blue swedish ducks 'cuz they're very tame. Plus Blue Swedes are a rare heritage breed!

...'Course, muscovies are also super sweet and gentle. Quiet, too. Oh, but then you have rouens, they're so cute and fat! And Welsh Harlequins, which are purdy.

Yeah, this could take a while.

 

[veggiegirl]

Their breed standard is that they're very high-strung and not terribly friendly, but several BYC members here would beg to differ. Personally, I like calls, pekins, cayuga and blue swedish ducks 'cuz they're very tame. Plus Blue Swedes are a rare heritage breed!

...'Course, muscovies are also super sweet and gentle. Quiet, too. Oh, but then you have rouens, they're so cute and fat! And Welsh Harlequins, which are purdy.

Yeah, this could take a while.

LOL I know, I start looking at all of them and they are all so cute!

 

[Amykins]

LOL I know, I start looking at all of them and they are all so cute!

Oh I know...you shoulda seen me when I was still deciding what breed to get! Ultimately I went with calls, which I don't regret for one moment. They are just the cutest, tiniest, roundest and most affectionate lil' dudes I could imagine! But I also know that the females are loud with a capital L and they're just not right for everyone. But if you're looking for a small, manageable house duck and you have very patient neighbors or none at all, I think they're perfect.

Seriously. Wobbles wiggles so much when I change his diaper I don't think I could have ever managed if he weren't small enough to pick up with one hand.

 

[bernieduck]

This book was written approximately 30 years ago, when my GF was in 3rd grade, she had always wanted a duck, so I thought I would get her 2 ducks. ( where should I get them from?)

Please I am new to this and is seeking any help.

checking to see can we make the ducks into house ducks? How do we do that? Do they poop in the house? ( I have 2 dogs, a Maltese and an old jack Russell plus a cat)

Or do we keep them outside? I just accquired 2 small ponds that I need to install. Can you please let me know what else I need to do not to have too much of a mud area? Or any mud area.

Do we build a coop ( how do we get plans? ) or how do we buy one?

Please, please help!! Don't know anything about ducks

Please help, should I get at least 2 ducks?

 

[Julie Birb]

This is my sweet baby, Dobby. Indoor, and will be her whole life, she has a dislocated hip. She is a buff, 2 years old.

Oh, I love her. Bless the Sweetie. How does she manage with her hip?