Ducks are adorable. But I will warn you they are messy. Let me repeat - THEY ARE MESSY. I read that ducks are messy before I got mine, but I didn't realize just how messy they are and in what way. They will get their water everywhere, including in their food (they have to have water with their food or they can choke). If they find a muddy spot they will expand that muddy spot exponentially by drilling and just walking around in it. Their eggs will always be nasty no matter where they laid them because the ducks themselves have been sitting in water and mud. Just be prepared and modify your duck housing to be water resistant and easy to clean.