Common Shelduck Female

UPDATED: September 26, 2024 - PENDING

Summer 2024 Hatch - This listing is for single Common Shelduck female.  We do not have any males available at this time.

Pickup at our farm in Aspers, PA 17304.  We do not ship live birds at this time.  

Our Common Shelducks are not pinioned and can fly, so they will need a pen with adequate space and a some clumping grasses for cover and nesting areas.  Netting (minimum 2") should be placed over the aviary to contain them and prevent overhead predator losses.   They are ground nesters and prefer ground nest boxes or large clumping grasses to nest in.  We use large rocks, stumps and even potted herbs and veggies (kale, swiss chard, etc) and move them around to stimulate them and give them variety.   They should have access to water (a small pond with fresh moving water, a kiddie style pool or similar).  The water should be fresh and if using a kiddie pool, complete water changes should be done frequently.

We feed our Common Shelducks a mixture of Kalmbach Duck & Goose pellets, Mazuri Waterfowl Maintenance (or Mazuri Waterfowl Breeder during breeding season) and Wild Bird Seed mix.   They enjoy freeze dried meal worms as a treat.

Please note:  We do our best to vent-sex the ducks or determine sexes by their vocal calls or dimorphism, however we can't guarantee 100% accuracy with this method.  You may choose to vent-sex yourself at the time of pickup.  Once the birds leave our farm, we make no warranties or guarantees on sexing.