Ducks

After looking through the pets and animals pages I have realsied how many animals I have owned over the years. Some of them are very normal whilst some are a little random like the two ducks we were given who we named Ronnie and Grace. Now you may say 'well ducks are such a random animal to have as a pet'. My reply to this would be 'Yes it is when you live in a terraced house in a built up area'. We actually didn't know what we were taking on when we were given these tiny little hatchlings that sat in the palm of our hands! At first they were so small and reliant on us but it soon became clear that they weren't going to stay that way. The rate they grew was ...  Read the complete review

We had two ducks - Ronnie and Grace. We got them as one week old chicks and hand reared them in the house under heat lamps. After a while they went into the garden, and finally they got too much for us wo we drove an hour away and released them with other ducks. We went back to them every day for a while and then every week and finally after a year or so they disappeared to who knows where. Keeping them was a real adventure, and here's what I learnt! 1) They grow quickly - literally every day I could tell the difference, from tiny chicks to huge great swan-like things. If tame and domestic they will be more like swan-size than wild ducks as they eat so ...  Read the complete review

Last year we got our first ducks. We live in a town, but have a large garden and after visiting a few country shows felt that ducks would be nice. We had to get a cage sorted out first and looked on line and found a chap on Ebay that was selling dog cages and we found a 4 ft by 4 ft dog house with an 8 ft run that looked suitable. We had this installed in our back garden and then set about looking for ducks. We decided that Indian Runners were the ones for us. They call them the wind bottle duck as they have a very upright stance just like a wine bottle. They are also know as penguin ducks. We found a rare breeds place in the New Forest and went to get ...  Read the complete review

In this review, I will consider Ducks as "pets" considering the category that this topic is in, rather than as a family of birds in general. Waterfowl are becomming increasinly popular animals to keep, even in an urban environment. They are now often seen for sale for £12 each at agricultural shows and the similiar, laying eggs like chickens do, but have some advantages over chickens, which I will touch on in this review. There are many different breeds of duck, and all were "designed" with a purpose. Ducks are quite an interesting group, because there are both species and breeds. A mandarin for example is a different species to a mallard, ...  Read the complete review

My review will be to tell you a little about some of the ducks we have on this planet. All around the world there have been ducks of one sort or another and did you know they are all belonging to the sub family Anatinae. Neither did I until I did some research on these creatures. I will start my travels with the African species of duck some of which we see in this country. First the Mallard usually seen in ponds and lakes all over the world as they are prone to migrate vast distances to get where they want to go. The male has metallic green head and neck separated from the purplish-brown breast by a white ring; females are mottled, buffy-brown ...  Read the complete review