Ducks naturally spend time exploring, foraging, preening, bathing, resting, and interacting with their flock. A well-designed enclosure should give them safe opportunities to perform those behaviors. Enrichment does not need to be expensive, but it does need to be clean, stable, appropriately sized, and easy for every duck to leave. Introduce one change at a […]
Ask ten duck keepers what their daily routine looks like, and you will get ten different answers. Ask the same ten duck keepers what the most important thing about keeping ducks is, and nine of them will say the same thing: consistency. Ducks do not require luxury equipment, but they do require suitable housing, a […]
Ducks are genuinely wonderful backyard animals — they are personable, entertaining, excellent for pest control, and productive egg layers. They are also fundamentally different from every other backyard animal in ways that matter enormously for their health and yours. Several early-care mistakes can affect growth and welfare: using feed that does not meet ducklings’ nutritional […]
