Show off your house ducks!

[Julie Birb]

NDN has already been added

Cool!!! You are way ahead of me and I love it. Thank you. This is gonna be a great adventure for sure.

 

[Julie Birb]

Sleeping in the waterfall.


I do have her babies. None are tame like she was. ZuZu hatched in an incubator. But none of the other eggs did from her clutch. That's how I ended up raising her. She was alone. My husband name her Zeus. Unzipped the egg in 30 mins. Mighty and powerful. Until she grew up and we heard the hen quack... then she became ZuZu instead.

Precious being in the waterfall. Love the story about her name. Special duckie ZuZu you were

 

[szabina]

Another cute duck:

What's your opinion?

 

[szabina]

This is Zuzu...part mallard, part call. She is the most unique creature I have ever encountered!! She has no idea she is a duck. Hops up the stairs and sleeps under the bed!!!




Sleeping on the couch. She jumps up herself.



Here she is sleeping on one leg, balancing on MY leg.....




She laid her eggs, in our house.... in a Rubbermaid tub. She would jump in & out. She hatched them there too!!!



Unfortunately ZuZu is no longer with me. It has been months & I still can not really talk about it. I miss her terribly. She was like a child. MY child. Followed me everywhere. I woke up one morning to find her standing on my chest quacking at me.... it was time to go run around the yard and I was not moving fast enough! She drove my husband and daughter crazy, as ZuZu would literally chase after them, biting at their feet.

I guess this is my way to honor how special she was. I will never forget the impact she had on my life. Love ya Zu!!







Beautiful & Nice Ducks, i'm happy how i have seen!

 

[herdmamma]

I just go a new sewing machine to make my duck diapers. Anyone here looking for some?

 

[ILoveDucks1991]

Hey all! I am so happy I found this thread. My husband and I are considering adding on some ducks, they will be indoor ducks but will get to play outside. I have done a lot of r search but I am still searching for the right breed for me. We really want them to be friendly and not able to fly away. We would also like them to be kind of quiet. I am open to any type of breed and would love your suggestions!

 

[Debs Flock]

Hey all! I am so happy I found this thread. My husband and I are considering adding on some ducks, they will be indoor ducks but will get to play outside. I have done a lot of r search but I am still searching for the right breed for me. We really want them to be friendly and not able to fly away. We would also like them to be kind of quiet. I am open to any type of breed and would love your suggestions!

You can search here. There's a thread that describes many duck duck breeds. I think it's called something like Duck Breed Focus. Actually, I can find it for you and come back with the link. Also, one of our sponsors, Metzer Farms, has this great duck breed comparison chart.

My rouen girls are both pretty quiet and too big to fly.

 

[Debs Flock]

Here's a link to that thread:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1024526/duck-breed-focus-project

 

[FaerieGlynne]

Hi all! I've been skulking around of this site for quite some time (years). I was originally going to chickens but have turned my mind to ducks. Here in Oregon, I thought a bird that loves rain would be a better choice. I've finally gotten the green light and so this spring I'll be getting some ducks! Here are a couple of starter questions.
1- housing. I have a great shed and was thinking to make this the duck house. I would then get some electrical fencing to create a secure area for them. My property is unfenced and we have it all. Roving dogs and cats, raccoons, skunk, and that's just what I've seen. My 2 big problems are this. The shed has a plastic floor. I've already decided against food/water in the shed at night and I am planning on keeping straw and/or shavings on the ground. Somewhere between traditional and deep litter. It's a large shed with (hopefully) 6 ducks. Problem 2 is that it's on the downhill north side of the house so the area gets very little direct sunlight. During the day I'd like to get a second electrical fencing to secure them in and around the garden area from time to time. Alternatively,I could buy and build a coop (I am no carpenter) and get the fencing to allow access to the garden. The problem here is I feel they will be less secure, and the coop eats up a lot money so I can only afford 1 piece of fencing. But they will have sun and easier access to the garden. It is close to some raspberries that always have crazy runners and I worry about their feet. Which set up do you think?
2- breeds. I can't easily order online for shipping problems. I was going to head to Holderread and pick up 2-3 breeds. I have my heart set on a couple cayugas but they are cutting them from the program. Any suggestions of where else I could get them? What other preferably flightless breeds should I consider. My goals are egg laying pets, not interested in meat.
Thanks in advance for all the advice. I've already learned so much from you all!

 

[duckies1230]

Hi all! I've been skulking around of this site for quite some time (years). I was originally going to chickens but have turned my mind to ducks. Here in Oregon, I thought a bird that loves rain would be a better choice. I've finally gotten the green light and so this spring I'll be getting some ducks! Here are a couple of starter questions.
1- housing. I have a great shed and was thinking to make this the duck house. I would then get some electrical fencing to create a secure area for them. My property is unfenced and we have it all. Roving dogs and cats, raccoons, skunk, and that's just what I've seen. My 2 big problems are this. The shed has a plastic floor. I've already decided against food/water in the shed at night and I am planning on keeping straw and/or shavings on the ground. Somewhere between traditional and deep litter. It's a large shed with (hopefully) 6 ducks. Problem 2 is that it's on the downhill north side of the house so the area gets very little direct sunlight. During the day I'd like to get a second electrical fencing to secure them in and around the garden area from time to time. Alternatively,I could buy and build a coop (I am no carpenter) and get the fencing to allow access to the garden. The problem here is I feel they will be less secure, and the coop eats up a lot money so I can only afford 1 piece of fencing. But they will have sun and easier access to the garden. It is close to some raspberries that always have crazy runners and I worry about their feet. Which set up do you think?
2- breeds. I can't easily order online for shipping problems. I was going to head to Holderread and pick up 2-3 breeds. I have my heart set on a couple cayugas but they are cutting them from the program. Any suggestions of where else I could get them? What other preferably flightless breeds should I consider. My goals are egg laying pets, not interested in meat.
Thanks in advance for all the advice. I've already learned so much from you all!

Pekins would be a good choice. Very friendly, lays well, beautiful ducks, they don't fly. As for housing, I'm no help, my ducks "house" was our basement