How To Get A Duck to Trust You?
Building trust with a duck takes time, patience, and an understanding of how ducks think and communicate. If you are wondering how to get a duck to trust you, or even how to get your duck to like you, you…
Category Community & Behavior
Understanding the social world of ducks, decoded through body language, original research, and meet-the-flock stories.
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No Eggs from Your Ducks? 7 Common Reasons Ducks Stop Laying
One of the most common questions duck keepers ask is: Why did my ducks suddenly stop laying eggs? Finding an empty nesting area after regularly collecting eggs can be frustrating, especially when there are no obvious signs that something has…
Navigating Pet Duck Molting: A Owner’s Handbook
Have you ever approached your duck enclosure only to find it covered with feathers, almost like a pillow exploded, causing a momentary panic as you worried about the possibility of a predator assault? Fortunately, it turns out that it’s simply…
IntroDUCKtions – Meet Krümel the part-time House Duck
My Name My Name is Krümel. That is a German name and translates to crumb. They gave me that name because I was tiny as a breadcrumb when Mom and Dad found me. As it turns out, I also eat…
IntroDUCKtions – Meet Ronja the Black Beauty
My Name My Name is Ronja, after the Children’s book Ronja the Robbers Daughter. I have stolen Dad’s heart, this is why I have this name. As a duckling, they always called me Darkwing Duck. My Breed I am also…
IntroDUCKtions – Meet Simon the Gorgeous Drake
My Name My Name is Simon, and I was named by my foster mom while I was still a little duckling. Later, as I grew, they thought I would be a girl, so my new parents renamed me Simone. But…
IntroDUCKtions – Meet Penny the Duck that looks like a Holstein Cow
My Name My Name is Penny. I was named by my foster mom. My Breed I am an Ancona Duck. I am a rare, mid-size breed. Have you noticed my beautiful black and white color pattern? Not only my feathers…
IntroDUCKtions – Meet Schnatterinchen the Duck with Freckles
My Name My name is Schnatterinchen. I am named after a puppet character from a famous East German children’s TV show. Schnatterinchen was a duck, of course, and it translates to something like a very chatty duck. My Breed Like…
IntroDUCKtions – Meet Hertha the mysterious Duck Breed
My Name My Name is Hertha. I am named after Hertha BSC, a German soccer club. According to my dad, this is the best soccer club in the whole wide world. My Breed That is actually an interesting story and…
IntroDUCKtions – Meet Emma the White Crested Duck
My Name My Name is Emma. There is no particular story behind my name, Mom and Dad just liked it and thought that it would fit me. My Breed I am a White Crested Duck. A characteristic of my breed…