Do you love duck eggs? Many people do. Did you know that some breeds of ducks will actually lay several hundred eggs per year? Whether you want more ducks eggs for your family so they can be "farm fresh", or even if you want to sell extra duck eggs to bring money into your homestead, keeping ducks may be the right thing for you. There are some things to know and learn about raising ducks. For example, experts recommend at least 3 square feet of indoor space per duck and at least 50 square feet of total living space per duck, including both inside and outside. But what happens if you do not live in the country, but instead live in a surburban setting? Should you raise ducks - in surburbia?
Countryside Network gives us an indepth look at this question:
"Even though I didn’t know this when we started, I’m sort of amazed at how simpatico the duck is to our cul-de-sac residing, SUV-driving lifestyle. For one thing, ducks are more like feathered dogs than you might imagine. They listen, they learn, they let you direct them where they need to go. Even at barely eight-weeks-old, our teenaged ducks figured out how to leave their temporary home in the garage then waddle across the driveway to the backyard play area. We showed them once and the second day, with very little motivation, they managed it on their own, without scattering or hiding. Try that with five cats!
Countryside Network gives us an indepth look at this question:
"Even though I didn’t know this when we started, I’m sort of amazed at how simpatico the duck is to our cul-de-sac residing, SUV-driving lifestyle. For one thing, ducks are more like feathered dogs than you might imagine. They listen, they learn, they let you direct them where they need to go. Even at barely eight-weeks-old, our teenaged ducks figured out how to leave their temporary home in the garage then waddle across the driveway to the backyard play area. We showed them once and the second day, with very little motivation, they managed it on their own, without scattering or hiding. Try that with five cats!
Getting them out of the pen is easy, you might say, and
that’s true — breakfast is a great motivator — especially for me! But even
though we sometimes have to pick up a straggler, most nights, bedtime is also
straightforward. Often our group even put themselves to bed—it’s hard work
foraging among the hydrangeas all day and they can’t always wait for me to
finish the dishes.
In practical terms, this tractability means you can share
waterfowl supervision with others. Even my husband, a life-long cat person, can
handle pen-up duty from time to time. Some folks strike deals with their
neighbors, swapping duck eggs for duck-sitting. For those longer-term
situations, however, i.e. vacation, I prefer to get professional pet-sitters
who come twice a day while we’re gone. “Easier than dogs,” one of our regular
caregivers pronounced after his initial stint. And dogs can’t give you
breakfast!"
Read the full article" A Beginner's Guide to Keeping Ducks in Surburbia
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