Ducks

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 ...

Before embarking on any new pet, I always try to find out as much about keeping them as I can. When I decided I wanted ducks, I found it extrememly difficult to find out how to keep them as pets. Most books I found either told me how to keep large flocks for farming, or what various breeds tasted like! Eventually I found two helpful books. One had the keeping requirements of various breeds, (all have different requirements as regards how much space and access to water they need) the other was about keeping them as pets. Finally I bought a White Campbell duckling, these not needing huge amounts of space or water access. After a week, I discovered I needed ...

Am I quackers? My family would say so. However browsing through the pet section I came across a category for Ducks. It brought back some memories for me, as when I was about 14 I had a friend who happened to be a boy (I would have liked him as a boyfriend really) who had a duck as a pet. I cannot remember what species it was but it was a white duck. We lived in a small village and he had this duck from when it hatched so naturally Mark became Ducks parent and everywhere that Mark followed duck would go too. I can remember many a walk over the fields Mark and me followed by Duck. Ducks do this naturally with their parents, they imprint, and ...