in the sring i would like to hatch a duck or two and rais ethe duckling itsseems like a great experience and a lot of fun and responsibility. but do i get one from a farm? and where do i get an incubator?? all info is excepted... please dont say that its mean or not nice to the duck, i have a lor of respnsibility and im hom all the time. thanks!! =]]
2007-01-04 09:31:22 · 5 answers · asked by J 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
If you are looking for a duckling that is ready to leave the incubator, I would go to your local feed store. Khaki Campbell ducks are commonly sold in feed stores, due to their low maintanence, and the fact that they are good layers (once you have had a duck omelette, you will never want another chicken egg). As long as you don't have any male ducks on the property, you don't have to worry about killing baby ducks, since the eggs will not get fertilized. Which leads to another reason to go to the feed store...most feed stores sell already sexed ducklings. Sexed means the gender is known...not the naughty way it sounds. :)
If you are intent on hatching eggs, and you don't live in a large city, try your county's extension office. Many of them will give you the eggs, and a loaner incubator. After they hatch, and get beyond the need of the incubator (they will need to stay under it for a few days after hatching, the place you get the egg from can tell you the requirements for the breed), you can return the incubator, and the hatchlings if you don't want them.
Keep in mind that ducks are farm animals, and you will need to check to make sure that having one (or more) on your property is legal. Ducks are noisy when they grow up, so it's not really possible to hide their existance from neighbors.
Also, be sure that if you have the duck in your home, you keep it on top of something, like a rag. Duck poo is smelly, and I would imagine very hard to clean out of carpet. It can stain hard wood floors, so unless you have tiles everywhere the duck will be, it would be easiest to keep it on top of something cleanable. :)
2007-01-04 09:56:51 · answer #1 · answered by Cailleach 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be able to get ducklings from a feed store. If not, they should know where to get them. You should be able to get an incubator there too, or on the internet. If you're handy, you could even make one. I made an incubator for lizard eggs.
If you want fertile eggs, find somebody that raises ducks. I had a pair of ducks as a child. Once we let the mom hatch them, two times I took them to school where the teacher had an incubator, and hatched them there. Then I took the parents to a family that lived by a canal and had other ducks. It was all fun.
You have to turn and moisten the eggs twice a day while incubating (lizard eggs must not be turned.). So, find out the proper procedures and you should be fine.
2007-01-04 09:42:29 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try your local feed store. They should be able to set you up with an incubator or help you to make your own. Feeding could be difficult, as I am not sure if ducklings newly hatched would need hand feedings or not but I am guessing yes. You might consider getting some young ducks that are already weaned?
2007-01-04 09:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by zawni2004 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ducks need to be raised in pairs. That's about all I know for sure!
2007-01-04 09:35:52 · answer #4 · answered by wish I were 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try the rspca they have all sorts of animals and might know a few names wher you can get them from
2007-01-04 09:33:36 · answer #5 · answered by doofynic 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋