Duck Refuge at Misty Meadow Farm

14/02/2025

Celebrating all the LOVE BIRDS 💕💕

11/02/2025

This year, we’re giving teachers the most valuable of Valentine’s Day gifts!
What would you prefer, a box of chocolates or a box of farm fresh eggs?

11/02/2025

From my friends at Waddle On Inn

Feed stores have started selling baby ducks, we are already getting surrender calls. People walk in, see a cute fluffy duck and buy on impulse thinking theyll raise it and that it can end with dropping the animal off at the nearest lake when it gets bigger. It’s unfortunately not that simple. Doing that leads to that ducks death. When not hatched by a mother, they aren't waterproof so they will drown, cannot go under a mom to stay warm and can't get away from predators as they don't fly.

Do you know most are sold as assorted because it's mostly drakes? What are you going to do if you wind up with 1 girl and the rest drakes? Most of our calls are drake surrenders, we can't be a drake dumping ground and still keep our girls safe and our dalton location who typically runs the all male flocks still has drakes surrendered from 4 years ago, it's difficult to get drakes in safe homes.

Ducks sold as pets are domesticated animals, just like cats, and dogs. They don’t have the same survival skills as their wild counterparts and can’t fly, migrate, or avoid predators.

Unless you’re prepared for a lifelong commitment to a new pet, skip the live bunnies, chicks, and ducklings, and opt for chocolate instead. If you're looking for ducks please reach out. From us you will already know the genders and not have it be a guessing game.

Do you also know as you see those cute fluffy ducklings or chick's that in that shipping box some arrived doa? Live animals should not be shipped as many don't survive it. If shipping these were no longer allowed, our intake numbers would drastically decrease.

10/02/2025

I made this Amish Black Drawing Salve to have on hand for bumblefoot. When I’ve used it on the ducks, I can say it seems to help, but I have no data to back that up.
Last week I got a nasty bit of thistle in my thumb while skirting a fleece and after several days of pain, I remembered this salve.
Wow! It’s amazing! Thank you for the recipe!

08/02/2025

Darin is not a huge fan of the rain, but he’s making it work.

08/02/2025

Three months ago, on November 8, Dionysus made a wrong turn and went into my neighbor’s trees to roost. Since then he’s been wandering, going the wrong direction, trying to find his way back home to his friends.
Thanks to social media, neighborhood apps and security cameras, we’ve been able to follow his adventures the past three months.
Today, however, he woke up in the backyard of my friend, Mara Cullum Moore, who also farm sits for me. So Dionysus knows her!! How crazy is that? Of all the backyards, he found HERS!! This is the picture Mara took this morning.
Unfortunately, though, we still haven’t been able to catch him. But at least we know he’s safe while he enjoys his freedom.

07/02/2025

04/02/2025

Sadness on the Refuge today.
When we pulled Duke and Duchess from meat production, we knew they had short life expectancies… but of course, had hopes of beating the odds.
White Broad Breasted Turkeys are bred to put on weight at a fast pace. They are generally sent to market at 5 months. After that, they continue growing exponentially until their hearts give out.

This morning I found Duke struggling and he passed as I held him. I was glad he died knowing love and was honored to be with him. Duke was a huge personality on the Refuge, and Duchess and I will miss him.

04/02/2025

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I need to put this on my wish list!

This Desk Toys item by MunnyGrubbers has 2981 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Closter, NJ. Listed on Feb 3, 2025

02/02/2025

It’s February!
Mario and Luigi are embracing the month of love.

01/02/2025

No worries here.

Let me know if you need help and I can hook you up with some eggs. 💜🩵🤍💛💚🧡🩵

31/01/2025

We are delighted to welcome our new followers. We appreciate your interest in joining us and hope you enjoy the fun photos of the Refuge ducks and their friends. (Some feathered, some not)

PS- our 2025 goal is to share our adventures with one thousand Facebook followers.

29/01/2025

Duck “and Peacock” Refuge?
This is Vivian. He was rescued in Canton and is joining the flock here.

29/01/2025

Ha Ha

29/01/2025

Terrible news from Fort Meyers, Florida.

28/01/2025

Yay! The temps are finally warming up in Georgia.
Oh. Ugh. I take that back. We’re running a Muck Farm again.

26/01/2025

Vickie the Chickie discovered the doggy door and took full advantage of the opportunity to warm up.
Poor Tippet.

24/01/2025

The water bucket with the heating element becomes quite the hangout during these Arctic Blasts! 🥶