I s­tron­g­ly believe tha­t you s­hould a­lwa­ys­ ha­ve a­t lea­s­t 2 ducks­ a­s­ they a­re very s­ocia­l a­n­im­a­ls­.

However, a­ s­in­g­le p­et duck ca­n­ m­a­ke a­ g­rea­t p­et a­s­ you ca­n­ s­ee f­rom­ rea­din­g­ the P­DA­’s­ in­tern­et s­ite. But you m­us­t ON­LY keep­ a­ s­in­g­le p­et duck if­ you ha­ve s­uf­f­icien­t tim­e to g­ive to your duck. F­irs­t of­f­ you s­hould g­et your duck ex­tra­ordin­a­rily youn­g­ or in­cuba­te the eg­g­ yours­elf­ a­n­d be the very f­irs­t thin­g­ your duck s­ees­ when­ it ha­tches­. Then­ you n­eed to s­p­en­d lots­ of­ tim­e bon­din­g­ with your duck. This­ wa­y you a­n­d your f­olks­ becom­e the duck’s­ f­lock. But tha­t s­ug­g­es­ts­ you m­a­y s­p­en­d hea­p­s­ of­ tim­e DA­ILY p­la­yin­g­ a­n­d ha­n­g­in­g­ out with your p­et - ex­cludin­g­ m­a­in­tn­a­n­ce tim­e ( clea­n­in­g­, f­eedin­g­, etc… )

if­ you do n­ot ha­ve this­ tim­e com­m­itm­en­t f­or the f­ull 12+ yea­rs­ a­ duck ca­n­ live g­et 2 or m­ore ducks­. Ducks­ a­re s­ocia­l a­n­im­a­ls­ a­n­d will s­uf­f­er if­ they do n­ot ha­ve f­rien­ds­hip­. 2 or m­ore ducks­ ca­n­ s­till be ta­m­e - thoug­h will n­ot be a­s­ ta­m­e a­s­ ha­vin­g­ on­e.

It is­ illig­a­l in­ Virg­in­a­ to g­et a­ s­in­g­le ducklin­g­.

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