Wanderlust Acres Animal Sanctuary

03/18/2025

We have a couple of black Swedish drakes available for adoption. They all are calm and nice boys.
Predator proof housing that is already in place is required. If it's not built yet, you're not approved to adopt.

No females available.

03/16/2025

We have been fairly quiet lately for a few reasons. Mainly because we are grieving a huge loss. Our sweet Layla Jean passed away recently. She was rescued in South Dakota in 2012 when I was working on a Whooping Crane project. She was near an old abandoned farm house and appeared the rest of her family had been preyed upon . She was tiny and alone and very feral. After weeks of feeding and coaxing, I was able to scoop her up before the harsh prairie west winter arrived. For someone extremely allergic to cats, I had hoped to find her a safe home. It turned out that I wasn't allergic to her. The only cat ever. She was meant to stay with me. She accompanied me on many wildlife jobs throughout the country and was more cat-dog than cat. She placed in the top 5 in West Michigan's cutest cat contest a few years ago and wormed her way into so many hearts.
Two years ago, she was diagnosed with nasal cancer, and we got treatment at MSU, and it was successful. They also had found a tiny nodule in her lung. The surgery for that was highly invasive and guarded that she would make it through it. It didn't seem it was growing, so we 🙏. A few weeks ago, though, it went supernova. We tried everything. Thank you, Dr Zech, for trying.

August 7. 2012-March 7, 2025 . 12.5 years wasn't long enough, my sweet little big love. 💔😭

❤️

03/16/2025

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A new report says at least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years

03/12/2025

NOT AVAILABLE.

Update! Shes successfully joined a flock today!

Rescue #23 Meet Dill aka Dilly. A few weeks ago, she was surrendered after her buddy Pickles passed away. She was living with chickens and not happy. Her former owners cared to want better for her. She's passed quarantine and has tried out joining a few flocks, but it hasn't worked yet. We will find her her perfect flock! Is it with you?
We are here for the birds. If we help people too, that's great, but we are here for the animals. This means we will do right by them foremost . We make sure they're cared for properly in food, housing, and medical if needed. We don't let birds go to people who don't have proper housing for them. This isn't difficult, but so many just don't care if they're safe. They're sentiment beings and don't deserve to be neglected. If you find it too hard to send photos/videos of your setup, then don't waste our time messaging about adoption.

#23

03/12/2025

Adoption Requirements:
Please provide photos and videos of your secure, predator-proof duck house, details about your existing pets and flock composition of other birds you may have, and an explanation of your objectives for the birds. We will not proceed with further discussions until we receive and approve this necessary information.

02/12/2025

Ducks like to eat! Especially with cold temps! They need to eat to keep warm in winter temps!
Our holiday gofundme never went through. We didn't receive any of the funds. Anything donated there was refunded. Now, we are very short on our feed bill for the month. We would appreciate any donated funds to our venmo or paypal
Thank you for your support, thank you so much. 🙏

02/10/2025

Meet the newly formed The Hollow Flock! Grimsby the black Swedish Drake (Rogue River), then Delirium Blue Swedish Hen, Mystique the Black Swedish hen, Valkyrie the Appleyard Hen, Mead the Buff Hen and Ravenheart the Calgyua Hen (Sawyer rescue). They've been merged with the Elvis flock of Elvis, Presley, Priscilla, Lisa Marie (Jackson rescue), Memphis, and Gracelyn (Greenville).
They are up for adoption as a flock together! As in they go together or not at all.
We also have an additional Black Swedish Drake looking for a home. No single females. As in no female duck will go without a boy duck. No exceptions. Don't ask. We won't answer. Drakes could go by themselves.
Predator proof house photos are required. FIRST. AS IS SEND YOUR SETUP PHOTO TO BE APPROVED FIRST. If you don't, we won't answer. We repeat this every time and yet.

02/08/2025

Yesterday, we moved the two muskovies from the Jackson 100 rescue Doc Holiday and Calamity Jane in with the two scovy hybrids from the Nunica rescue, Red & Kitty, AND they all are so HAPPY!
Doc & Janey were getting bullied by the pekins and others in the enclosure they were in and would hardly ever come out of their house. Yesterday, they stayed out all day, taking water bowl baths, head bobbing, and butt wiggling! Red and Kitty were out with them all day, too! And they were all napping together! Scovy Flyer Flock commences! (They all fly so fyi )

02/03/2025

The Swedish are taking over! 🤣 We currently have 3 Black Swedish Drakes, 3 Black Swedish Hens, and 2 Blue Swedish Hens (1 pending adoption) looking for their forever pet homes. We would really like to see two of the boys find a good home if possible, and they could go with a hen. They're sweet boys. They're safe here from going to an auction. Until they're adopted, we will just be unable to help anymore ducks. No single females! As in no girls will go without a drake! We say this every time and we will get messages of the, "we only want a female". Drakes need homes too!! We will also need photos of your coop FIRST. We want safe homes .
Being winter, everyone is eating more and we're going through clean bedding quickly! We really could use some help if you have a little to spare for a donation. Thank you so much!🙏
🦆Venmo/Paypal

02/01/2025

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Protect your domestic birds and help protect wildlife from disinformation!

01/31/2025

We have 2 Black Swedish Drakes that are looking for their forever pet home.
Can go together or separately. We could even pair witn a swedish female to go with.

If interested send photos of your coop and enclosure and let us know if you have other ducks and their sexes. We want them to go to safe pet homes only. Thank you.

NO SINGLE FEMALES . The Saxonys are not up for adoption.

01/30/2025

Adoption Update! Recently we got some photos of some of the muskovies that found their forever homes! The first photo is a pair of drakes rescued from the Rockford dam parking lot, and last years Feyre was found by a creek behind someone's house! They all look wonderfully healthy and happy! Thank you for giving them a home!

01/29/2025

The white runners are NOT up for adoption. ONLY the two brown ones! Theyre runner khackis mixes and drakes.

01/29/2025

READ! IF YOU WANT TO ADOPT. IF YOU DONT FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE FOR ADOPT ITS AN AUTOMATIC NO .

Adoptables! We need photos of your coop and enclosure and information about any current birds you have. FIRST. Once approved we move on to who will fit into your flock and adoption fee.
No single females available. Dont ask. No exceptions.

List:
2 Black Swedish Drakes. Can go together or with a black Swedish hen or a blue Swedish hen.
1 Drake and 1 hen muskovy hybrid mixes. Must go together.
2 Khacki Runner Mixes Drakes. Together or separate. The white runners are NOT available. Dont ask.
2 Calgyua Drakes bonded and very skittish.

01/28/2025

Rest in Peace Marco. You're back with Widget. We know you missed your little buddy that flew over the rainbow bridge last year. Only Popit remains of the three of you. One of our first rescues. I had driven to Stevensville to pick you up off the side of the road back in the fall of 2019. Veterinarian estimated you all to be two years old, which makes you 8 years old. Both of the boys had come in with bumblefoot and eye infections, and Len and I had tirelessly done all the things to get you both well. I really hate the Pekin bone disease, that so many of you end up getting between the ages of 4-6yrs. It came on quickly with him, and we'd been trying to manage it. He had come out of his house this morning with his current penmate Oreo just fine to enjoy the sun. This evening, I found him half in the door like he was going in to get settled for the night, but he had flown across the rainbow 🌈 bridge instead Fly to Lenny, sweet boy, and the flock in the sky and your pals. Love you, buddy.

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01/27/2025

Remember rescue #9, the sweet khacki boy from last week? He got adopted today! Along with a pekin drake, 3 pekin hens, a khacki, rouen and buff hens! He was so happy to have a family again! He is such a sweet boy.They all are and deserve to be cared for properly. They are joining another pekin hen that lost her buddy to old age. We are so happy for them all! ❤️ Thanks for giving them a safe forever home, Kim! Please give us an update when everyone is settled!!

01/27/2025

Two weeks ago, ourselves and our friends at Hope Valley Farm Duck Rescue and Sanctuary were contacted by a lady who could no longer take care of her ducks for medical reasons. She had 30+birds . We were unable to get there then, but HVFDRS was able to go and round them up. Today, we were able to make the 2-hour drive to Sawyer, Mi to pick some of them up to help find their forever homes. Meet rescues #10-23! They will be up for adoption!