what do you need to take care of a pet duck?

ok se im getting 6 baby chicks i need to know... 1 what do you feed them from birth to adult hood 2 to live in the back yard do we need their wings clipped 3 will they stay in winter? 4 if you get them young will they handle kids like be nice 5 how do doggies react i have a great dane 6 is a kiddie pool enought 7 treats like fruit and stuff 8 other requirements not answerer thank you guys an gals lol oh additional are they good easter gifts can you put them in an easter basket also forgot how do you take care of them as babies because i dont want dead chicks in my house or back yard
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Build a pen. Ducklings should not be allowed to roam free until they are around 2 months old, when they are almost past the molting stage and their new feathers have come in. Until then, they should be kept in a barn, shed, or pen with room to play as well as a clean bed of hay under a warm heat lamp. They should always have access to duck food and fresh water. Their pen should be cleaned regularly and their water refilled daily. The pen should be covered so they cannot get out and nothing (including sneaky cats) can get in. An inexpensive and functional pen can be constructed from simply standing T-posts in a medium-sized circle, securely fastening chicken wire around the T-posts, and then lining the edges with bricks so they cannot crawl out from under it. This works best if the bottom of the pen is dirt. Mesh should be fastened across the top of the pen so no cats -- or any other animal for that matter -- can get in or out. If you own the mother, put her in the pen with the ducklings. Remove the mesh for a short period in the daytime so she can fly out and go outside the pen, then if she wants to, let her back in and fasten the mesh again. When you feel comfortable releasing your ducklings to the pond, usher them to it to play. In the late afternoon, before evening strikes, usher them back to their pen. A heaven for ducks. At this stage, they are not yet ready to be fully released where they will face dangers of predators. Do not release them one at a time but rather as a group. The ducks will soon learn to come to the barn/pen to be fed good-quality duck food once a day, especially if you have other ducks who follow the routine. At first, feed the ducks whenever they come up to be fed, but after they have a firm grasp on the fact that pen=food, you should only feed them on a developed routine of one feeding per day. If your ducks are still hungry after they have eaten it all, give them slightly larger portions. If they are not finishing all their food, feed slightly less. Have routine home check-ups. During feeding time, examine your ducks and check for any health problems, for at feeding time they are not so cautious around you. If you think there is a problem, you can gently hold the base of the neck with one hand and the body with the other to get a better view. Try to keep the duck calm. Do not let its wings flap or break free while you are holding it, because this will most likely happen if you are not firm (but still gentle) and it can easily injure itself. I hope this information is helpful. Good Luck!
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