How difficult is it to care for them? What are their needs? What kind of ducks (i.e. species) make good pets? What kind of climate, etc. do they need?
2007-03-15 13:33:09 · 10 answers · asked by who_knows_where_it_will_lead 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
Ducks make wonderful pets but should not live in urban areas. Have had Mallards, Muscovy's, White Ducks and others. A duck doesn't cost much to maintain and the rewards are great. They do however need a small or moderate place to swim. We used a kids pool that we filled several times a week because of no access to a pond. A fence is a plus, or a good guard dog because foxes and coyotes like to eat them. Ducks eat Scratch and corn which is cheap and available at any home and garden store. They eat tall grass, a multitude of insects and fertilize the ground. We live in the Central US where it is cold in winter and had to make sure the ducks had fresh drinking water no matter how cold it was. We provided a doghouse but they never stayed in it. Geese live good with them too.
2007-03-15 19:15:18 · answer #1 · answered by kriend 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ducks make great pets but they don't cuddle.... they're more for watching. you must have at least 2, they do NOT do well alone, it is cruel and the duck will probably get mean. we have 2 muscovies in our back yard and they are lots of fun. some breeds make a lot of noise, so be careful. as adults they are not house pets- you cannot housetrain a duck.
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2007-03-15 18:43:09 · answer #2 · answered by pjc112964 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i had a male duck in a medium sized back yard...he mainly bonded with my dog and when he was a mature adult he became very aggressive to all people who went in teh back yard, including me. He was very messy and his poop stained the concrete. He would actually jump on me dig his claws into my skin and peck me (i think he was looking for a mate) so my suggestion would be that if you plan on having a duck get a female or if you ahve a male get him a partner, make sure you have space to fence off so that he doesnt get free reign of teh backyard and poop all over the place and chase people and a pond would also be a bonus or a small childrens pool...my duck was a Muscovy Duck
2007-03-15 13:49:03 · answer #3 · answered by aleks 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I got 2 baby ducks for Easter one year long ago. We raised them in the house till they got big enough to go outside.We would put them in the tub and they would shoot under the water from one end of the tub to the other. They grew up and I had to put them out. We didn't have a pond so I bought a little plastic kiddie pool.They loved it. They stayed in the yard and acted like dogs. They were good pets. In the wenter we put them in the barn with heatlamps because we lived in ohio and it was plenty cold there.
2007-03-15 13:48:59 · answer #4 · answered by Dixie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I found that ducks make good pets as long as you give them space. They are very messy and enjoy mud and a water bath. I live in the midwest and they are just fine. Because it snows and gets cold here we just have to give them special care in the winter, there is info on the net about that if that is your case. I am not sure what kind ours are but they are definetly awsome!
2007-03-15 13:41:32 · answer #5 · answered by Gossip Junkie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just ask the person who sells pets what kind of duck is good. Ducks, of course, likes to swim. Maybe in the bathtub, you can let it swim around. They shall be easy to care for. Besides, they don't need to swim so often.
2007-03-15 13:43:07 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah <33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would think it would be easy, as long as they hav e acess to like a pond, the right food. they can live just about anywhere i believe. you could probably get duck feed at a feed shop ( like where farmers get hay and chicken feed ) i think they would make good pets.
2007-03-15 13:42:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure but I no geese make great guard animals.
2007-03-15 17:08:18 · answer #8 · answered by spanishorses4me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-03-15 13:57:56 · answer #9 · answered by J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if you like to hear clucking or quacking or whatever
2007-03-15 13:41:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋