http://www.fowlblog.com/2009/06/how-do-i-house-my-pet-duck/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Tips, Guides, Knowledge, and Musings on Waterfowl Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:59:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.fowlblog.com/2009/06/how-do-i-house-my-pet-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Susan Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:31:39 +0000 http://www.fowlblog.com/?p=61#comment-259 We have 1 duck left of 7 ducklings we bought this spring. They were all female mallards. The other 6 flew away 1 at a time over a period of several weeks this summer. The one that has stayed has become a pet of the yard. She actually follows our German Sheperd dog around and eats her duck food in the mornings on the porch between the Sheperd and Beagle dog. She especially hangs around the Sheperd and makes funny noises while following her around. The dogs do not bother her, although the cats will sometimes run at her and she flies out of reach. But, most of the time the animals all hang around together in the yard and follow me around when I am working in the yard or garden. I have 2 dogs, 3 cats and a duck at my heels! My concern is in how to keep her safe and comfortable for the winter. She swims in a child pool in the yard and has never left the yard. I'm not sure if I need to keep her water to swim in all winter or not. We will build her a shelter next to the house with hay in it. She has been sleeping on the porch on the dog bed! We have 1 duck left of 7 ducklings we bought this spring. They were all female mallards. The other 6 flew away 1 at a time over a period of several weeks this summer. The one that has stayed has become a pet of the yard. She actually follows our German Sheperd dog around and eats her duck food in the mornings on the porch between the Sheperd and Beagle dog. She especially hangs around the Sheperd and makes funny noises while following her around. The dogs do not bother her, although the cats will sometimes run at her and she flies out of reach. But, most of the time the animals all hang around together in the yard and follow me around when I am working in the yard or garden. I have 2 dogs, 3 cats and a duck at my heels! My concern is in how to keep her safe and comfortable for the winter. She swims in a child pool in the yard and has never left the yard. I’m not sure if I need to keep her water to swim in all winter or not. We will build her a shelter next to the house with hay in it. She has been sleeping on the porch on the dog bed!

]]> http://www.fowlblog.com/2009/06/how-do-i-house-my-pet-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-257 How do I care for a pet duck in the Winter? « amplephi01 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:59:37 +0000 http://www.fowlblog.com/?p=61#comment-257 [...] – Any shelter you create should be well insulated, have adequate duck bedding , be windproof, and be waterproof. Also, if you have a pen or shelter that the ducks will have free [...] [...] – Any shelter you create should be well insulated, have adequate duck bedding , be windproof, and be waterproof. Also, if you have a pen or shelter that the ducks will have free [...]

]]> http://www.fowlblog.com/2009/06/how-do-i-house-my-pet-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-247 sweetkate Sun, 15 May 2011 22:28:43 +0000 http://www.fowlblog.com/?p=61#comment-247 I am very close to buying some 5 day old ducklings.. I live on 70 acres and have a small pond. I am very confused, though , about how to protect them from predators... I KNOW we have occasional coydogs, raccoons, a mink once, a fox a few times, lots of hawks and owls. DO they need to be locked up at night? And in the upstate NY winter, Housed in some sort of bldg? Please advise me!? many thanks! I am very close to buying some 5 day old ducklings.. I live on 70 acres and have a small pond. I am very confused, though , about how to protect them from predators… I KNOW we have occasional coydogs, raccoons, a mink once, a fox a few times, lots of hawks and owls. DO they need to be locked up at night? And in the upstate NY winter, Housed in some sort of bldg? Please advise me!? many thanks!

]]> http://www.fowlblog.com/2009/06/how-do-i-house-my-pet-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-112 john Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:44:58 +0000 http://www.fowlblog.com/?p=61#comment-112 you all lost the game you all lost the game

]]> http://www.fowlblog.com/2009/06/how-do-i-house-my-pet-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Pet Shipping Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:44:52 +0000 http://www.fowlblog.com/?p=61#comment-101 aww what a cute lil ducky. ive never had a pet duck, but it would probably be quite different from a dog.. aww what a cute lil ducky. ive never had a pet duck, but it would probably be quite different from a dog..

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