RedM Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Can you keep ducks as pets? If so, what kind of duck? Where would you buy them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Yes as much as you can chickens etc. Obviously you need a fair amount of space, a pond etc and OMG they poo everywhere and it's slippery and slimey so ideally you'd have them penned into their duck area to save your garden!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Vickis parents always did. Any type of duck will do AFAIK. They rescued them from a farm. They need some fresh water to play in (an old bath) and room to run around. Something to live in and protect them from foxes at night is obviously advisable. Chris Wilson is the bird man of Shropshire - he'll tell you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Was gonna say ask Chris- he'll probably have some for sale haha. Not sure ducks run?? Ahh they are cute, I am getting ducks when I have my little farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caliAl Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 And when you get bored of them as pets, you know they are going to taste damn nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I've got a big pond in my garden and i acquired a pair of Mallards a few years ago. They just turn up every spring. Not sure how you'll stop them flying away in the winter though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 5, 2006 Author Share Posted April 5, 2006 Can you clip their wings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulrik Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Can you clip their wings? Thats just crule... Lets cut of your arms.. Poor little duck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 my sister has two ducks as pets, you need a big garden they sh*t every where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
how_supra Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Why would you want a duck as a pet???? They poo everywhere, make lots of noise and multiply quicker than rabbits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Was gonna say ask Chris- he'll probably have some for sale haha... If you can, go for UK Ducks, the imported ones are not worth the aggro... Didn't Joey have a pet duck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 When my mum was a little girl at home she used to have a duck that lived in doors and it would attack the postman thinking she was a dog..... She now lives on a farm and had a baby goose, it grew up and then one day out of now where, 20 other gease turned up, flew down and landed, they all spent about 20mins minglying and getting to know each other, then as quickly as they landed they took off, with my mums goose. Very strange how other adults come to collect it when it was ready, how'd they know ?? She now has chickens, as the stupid feckers cant fly.........just make sure you get a bird house to keep them in at night otherwise a fox will have them, just be prepared for a nightly ritual of having to put the chooks to bed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 If you can, go for UK Ducks, the imported ones are not worth the aggro... Didn't Joey have a pet duck? Yeah I have heard that on the Import ducks their feet are smaller so they tend to be slower then the UK ducks with bigger feet. But the wings are made of different materials, the Imports wings are loads lighter then the lardy UK ducks So I think they end up at about the same......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Yeah I have heard that on the Import ducks their feet are smaller so they tend to be slower then the UK ducks with bigger feet. But the wings are made of different materials, the Imports wings are loads lighter then the lardy UK ducks So I think they end up at about the same......... do the UK ducks have silly pointy bits sticking out from under their eyes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 ...at least UKDucks don't squirt ceramic egg bits off their @rse when flying full speed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrar Jabbar Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I've got a big pond in my garden and i acquired a pair of Mallards a few years ago. They just turn up every spring. Not sure how you'll stop them flying away in the winter though. I had first sightings of Mallards in my pond yesterday morning, they come round every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 can martin have some pink ones though !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulrik Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 Hehe http://195.149.144.149/images/99/9926801976.jpg Swedish Pet Duck £14 + shipping. Group buy ? http://www.blocket.se/vi/7378569.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 When my mum was a little girl at home she used to have a duck that lived in doors and it would attack the postman thinking she was a dog..... Why the hell would a duck think the postman(lady) was a dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 The house round the back of ours has ducks. It's very qute when you hear the sudden Quack Quack they come out with. Always puts a smile on my face But they do let them go wandering all round the place and they've ended up in our garden on several occasions. I can see the dogs licking their lips when they are outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 I wouldn't bother buying domesticated birds right now - the government is bound to do something stupid and knee-jerk in the light of ONE dead bird in Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Why the hell would a duck think the postman(lady) was a dog Yeah, funny man Geoff, you know what I meant........it did sound like that though when I read it back...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supradibbs Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Hehe http://195.149.144.149/images/99/9926801976.jpg Swedish Pet Duck £14 + shipping. Group buy ? http://www.blocket.se/vi/7378569.htm no thanks we dont need more bird flu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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