Before we proceed with tips on how to raise a duck as a pet, let’s take a look at some of it’s pros and cons to help you decide.

How to care for pet ducklings. Caring for a pekin duck pet is basically the same as caring for other duck species: You must provide them with suitable accommodations, a good diet, and plenty of drinking. The pen should provide at least 15 square.

Keep an eye on the supply. If your duckling has difficulty drinking, try adding electrolytes to the water. Any time they have access to feed they must have water nearby or they can choke.

Yes, they should have an enclosed pen even if you let them free range. A commercially available, pelleted duck food should be the base of any pet duck's diet since it is complete and balanced, but vegetables and insects can also be provided as. The life cycle of baby ducks duckling eggs.

Pick them up gently, pet them and talk to them and then put them back into the clean brooder. While most ducks can make good pets with proper care, some breeds are friendlier and easier to care for than others. The vet will have a clearer idea of what is wrong and have a better idea of what to feed your duck during this.

Leaving only water is fine, leaving feed without water is not. Hatching can take up to 48. Make sure that the fencing material is small enough to avoid strangulation.

Each day, clean the brooder and feed and water your ducklings at the same time (s). Ducks love water and use about 1 litre of drinking water per duck per day. Ducklings continue to stay within the protective shelter of their mother's.