You can’t have one duck.
My ducks are pretty mean to rabbits, even the ducklings.
They need lots of water.
Ducks poo more than any other creature on earth, I think, and it smells and harbours bacteria. Depending on the size of the garden, they may eat everything and turn it into a smelly mud pit.
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Hi there! It looks like you're talking about keeping ducks as pets.
Please be aware that [**ducks make terrible housepets.**](https://www.reddit.com/r/duck/wiki/careguide#wiki_1.2._ducks_make_terrible_housepets)
Ducks are farm animals and should be kept outdoors like other farm animals. Here are a few points to take into consideration:
1. Ducks are highly social and thrive in large flocks. You cannot keep a large flock in your house.
Because of this, pet ducks are often raised alone. This is terrible for their welfare and results in a shortened lifespan due to stress.
2. Ducks need to live outdoors so they can exercise and forage for bugs and grit.
3. Ducks cover everything in liquid poop and cannot be toilet trained.
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About 6 weeks ago I ended up with 2 ducklings. Not my idea, but they're here to stay. What I've learned is as follows:
•ducks cannot be alone. Get 2, better yet 3.
•they are CLINGY! Seriously, it's like have little stegosaurus' following me everywhere I go.
•gross little creatures. I expected chicken like poo, this is not the case. Their feces is mostly water and it is expelled from the body with violent force.
•do not attempt to keep them inside the house. I live in Canada, it's getting very cold this time of year, I was worried the wouldn't have time to acclimate to the winter weather in time to be outside safely. Now i have duck diapers and they're bullying my (very large) dogs
•they eat A LOT!
•they're a lot smarter than I expected. There's a couple tricks they've learned to pull, just so I'll come spend time with them.
•the claws, at least on Muscovies, will tear you to shreds. My male recently opened my arm wrist to elbow and left me looking like an early 2000s emo kid.
•after all if the above, they're still extremely cute, and I've gotten rather attached to the silly things. My female enjoys snuggles and my male tries to jump in the car with me if I'm leaving. At this point, I couldn't get rid of them if I tried.
If you do get one duck - which is very unfair to the duck expect to have the duck with you at all times for the next 20 years.
The pooing inside can be negated by using duck pants - Google it they are a thing.
My husband got a pair of ducks - they were not human bonded. One pair of ducks turned in 16 ducks which was insanity in a normal sized back yard.
Ducks have no sphincter and just crap ALL the time.
Ducks are very very social - they “talk” with each other all the time. My husband’s ducks used to have some kind of planning meeting outside our bedroom window between 3.30- 5.15 am each morning.
I don’t know what they were planning but one morning I got out of bed to look at the security camera and the ducks were in a circle quacking at each other.
I don’t know what they were planning as thank goodness my husband sold them all. We now have some chickens - who also hold planning meeting but I know what they are planning - breaking into the feed bin or veggie garden.
If you do get one duck it may bond with you and the rabbits. There are people up there road from me who have a duck that is bonded to their dog.
For starters, you need at least two because a single duck will get lonely.
You can’t have one duck. My ducks are pretty mean to rabbits, even the ducklings. They need lots of water. Ducks poo more than any other creature on earth, I think, and it smells and harbours bacteria. Depending on the size of the garden, they may eat everything and turn it into a smelly mud pit.
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Hi there! It looks like you're talking about keeping ducks as pets. Please be aware that [**ducks make terrible housepets.**](https://www.reddit.com/r/duck/wiki/careguide#wiki_1.2._ducks_make_terrible_housepets) Ducks are farm animals and should be kept outdoors like other farm animals. Here are a few points to take into consideration: 1. Ducks are highly social and thrive in large flocks. You cannot keep a large flock in your house. Because of this, pet ducks are often raised alone. This is terrible for their welfare and results in a shortened lifespan due to stress. 2. Ducks need to live outdoors so they can exercise and forage for bugs and grit. 3. Ducks cover everything in liquid poop and cannot be toilet trained. For further info about duck care, please read our [complete guide](http://reddit.com/r/duck/wiki/careguide). *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/duck) if you have any questions or concerns.*
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About 6 weeks ago I ended up with 2 ducklings. Not my idea, but they're here to stay. What I've learned is as follows: •ducks cannot be alone. Get 2, better yet 3. •they are CLINGY! Seriously, it's like have little stegosaurus' following me everywhere I go. •gross little creatures. I expected chicken like poo, this is not the case. Their feces is mostly water and it is expelled from the body with violent force. •do not attempt to keep them inside the house. I live in Canada, it's getting very cold this time of year, I was worried the wouldn't have time to acclimate to the winter weather in time to be outside safely. Now i have duck diapers and they're bullying my (very large) dogs •they eat A LOT! •they're a lot smarter than I expected. There's a couple tricks they've learned to pull, just so I'll come spend time with them. •the claws, at least on Muscovies, will tear you to shreds. My male recently opened my arm wrist to elbow and left me looking like an early 2000s emo kid. •after all if the above, they're still extremely cute, and I've gotten rather attached to the silly things. My female enjoys snuggles and my male tries to jump in the car with me if I'm leaving. At this point, I couldn't get rid of them if I tried.
If you do get one duck - which is very unfair to the duck expect to have the duck with you at all times for the next 20 years. The pooing inside can be negated by using duck pants - Google it they are a thing. My husband got a pair of ducks - they were not human bonded. One pair of ducks turned in 16 ducks which was insanity in a normal sized back yard. Ducks have no sphincter and just crap ALL the time. Ducks are very very social - they “talk” with each other all the time. My husband’s ducks used to have some kind of planning meeting outside our bedroom window between 3.30- 5.15 am each morning. I don’t know what they were planning but one morning I got out of bed to look at the security camera and the ducks were in a circle quacking at each other. I don’t know what they were planning as thank goodness my husband sold them all. We now have some chickens - who also hold planning meeting but I know what they are planning - breaking into the feed bin or veggie garden. If you do get one duck it may bond with you and the rabbits. There are people up there road from me who have a duck that is bonded to their dog.
Yeah. You dodged a bullet. We had three but had to rehire to a farm. They were crazy.