Ducks - not dogs - in need of a new home (SYDNEY)

[Her Majesty Dogmad]

Just wondering if anyone could help 14 ducks (3 male, 11 female).  Different kinds of ducks, all around 1 year of age, gentle souls who just love to stay at home in the pond.

 

Sadly the person who has them now has to rehome them through no fault (or wishes) of her own.  They have been raised with a great deal of love and it was never the intention that they'd have to find a new home.

 

Any ideas on suitable new homes or sanctuaries would be appreciated.

[PossumCorner]

That would be tough, I do sympathise with her.  If you can give a bit more info, suburb they are in, breeds or colours, can they fly, whether they are ftgh or for sale, maybe photos - I'm happy to put notices with a contact method on waterbird group pages or poultry boards. 

 

One of the problems giving poultry away or cheap is that there is such a ready 'resale' opportunity, not overlooked by the genuine-seeming applicants (aside from people wanting them for their own table).  Of course also lots of lovely people with a flock of pet ducks who would never eat or sell to dealers - but just as hard to sift as rehoming pups or ponies. 

More specifically, some dealers advertise themselves as sanctuaries for roosters, ducks, geese, sheep, goats, piglets - a forever home.  And then run laughing all the way to market with them.  With roosters which are notoriously difficult to re-home, any offer of retirement to "an orchard where they can free range" is usually synonomous with "dealer to shonky buyers".

Edited October 23, 2017 by PossumCorner

[persephone]

@Her Majesty Dogmad

get the person to join this group  nice folks, and lots of opportunities .

https://www.facebook.com/groups/bypsales/