Duck Friends
For people whose ducks have names

A home for pet duck owners: real answers, real vets, real community.

Not another Facebook group buried in a feed algorithm. Duck Friends is a proper forum, a directory of vets who actually see ducks, and a bulletin board for sitters — organized, searchable, and here tomorrow.

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Free to join · Organized by topic, not an algorithm

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The forum

Someone here has already had your problem

Threaded, searchable, and it sticks around. Ask once and the answer is still there for the next person.

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Getting started
Vet directory

Find a duck vet near you

Most small-animal clinics won't see ducks at all. Each listing says whether the clinic is confirmed to treat pet waterfowl — and clinics can claim and correct their own details.

Integrative Animal Hospital of Central Florida

Sanford, FL
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Wildwood Veterinary Hospital Redwood City

Redwood City, CA
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Avian and Exotic Animal Medical Center

Aston, PA
Board-certified avian
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199 clinics listed across 35 states

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Sitters — classifieds

A bulletin board, not a marketplace

Post a card, answer a card. Free classifieds, no fees, no cut — you arrange the rest between yourselves.

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Rescues & charities

The people who take the ducks nobody planned for

Abandoned Easter ducklings, park dumps, injured wild birds. This directory is free for rescues to be listed in, and always will be.

Carolina Waterfowl Rescue

Indian Trail, NC · phone only

Large North Carolina rescue for domestic ducks, geese and other surrendered fowl, with adoption, a surrender process, rescue referrals and a text-only hotline for injured or baby birds.

Cluck and Waddle Farm Rescue

Belmont, NH

Veteran-owned farm animal rescue in Belmont, New Hampshire, serving the state. Founded out of love for one special duck, with a mission to rescue, educate and love animals.

Michigan Duck Rescue and Sanctuary

Southeast Michigan

A lifetime retreat for injured and unwanted ducks, also working to educate the public about the harm of dumping domestic ducks into the wild.

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Articles

Written by owners, for owners

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Care Guide8 min read

Can a Pet Duck Live Indoors? What Works and What Doesn't

Thinking of a duck as an indoor pet? What the welfare guidance says about keeping ducks inside, why wet floors and foot sores matter, and when indoors-only fails.

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General6 min read

Best Duck for a Pet: How Eight Common Breeds Compare

Which duck breed makes the best pet? Pekin, Call, Runner, Khaki Campbell, Cayuga, Rouen, Muscovy and Crested compared on temperament, noise, flight and size.

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Care Guide9 min read

What Do Ducklings Eat? Feeding Pet Ducklings, Week by Week

What to feed pet ducklings from day one: the starter feed, the niacin catch, when to switch to grower, which treats are fine, and what to do about a wild duckling.

Real answers, real vets, real community.

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