Uninhibited DUCKS North Canterbury Duck Rescue

29/10/2026

🦆💛 ADOPTION DAY – Expressions of Interest 💛🦆

We're planning a duck adoption day this Sunday afternoon (1 November), and we've got some gorgeous feathered friends looking for their forever homes!

👬 The Bromance Boys
Look for the handsome brown lad (a Khaki Campbell cross with a white neck) and his bestie, the pure white boy. These two are best mates and do everything together. Drakes make wonderful pets because they're loving, sweet, and full of personality. Unlike the girls, they don't have that loud quack that might annoy your neighbours, and they won't surprise you with a dozen unexpected ducklings either! 😄

🐣 Mum and her Babies
One devoted mum with some very young babies. Her new home needs a secure, weatherproof house that keeps out predators, cats and dogs, and they'll need to live in it for at least six weeks.

🐥 Ducklings
We've got ducklings of various sizes. Any ducklings adopted will need a very secure, predator-proof run. Depending on their size, they may also need to be raised inside for a few weeks with a 24/7 heat source. We won't adopt ducklings to anyone who can't provide a suitable environment to raise them.

🦆 Gorgeous Adults
We've got a lovely range of adult ducks! They'll need to stay in an enclosed area for about their first week to settle in, and after that they can free range on a suitable property.

📸 How to apply
Message the rescue here on Facebook, or call or WhatsApp Kim on 020 4064 1485. Please include a few photos of the area where your ducks or ducklings will be living as part of your application.

Thank you for giving a rescue duck a loving home 💛

27/10/2026

Welcome to the DucklingTown City Quackcil 🦆🚧

Yes, this one's AI-made, with a lot of imagination, but the message is real. Meeting done, hard hats on, and off they go to fix the road. Nobody asked permission, and nobody waited for everyone to agree it was a good idea. They just got on with the thing they were called to do. 💛

So this one's for every woman out there quietly building something: a business, a rescue, a new chapter, a life that suits her. Whether the people around you think you should or not, build it anyway. Build slow. Build strong. 🌟

Our real ducklings don't own hard hats (yet), but there's a whole team of kind people pitching in to keep them fed, warm and growing. If you'd like to help us keep building, feed, straw and the other regular costs come to close to $300 a week, and our bank details are in the first comment below 👇 No pressure at all, sharing this with a woman who needs to hear it counts too.

23/10/2026

Believe in yourself

23/10/2026

🌌🦆 Thinking of getting Starlink?

If you've been thinking about getting Starlink, please consider supporting the Duck Rescue by signing up with our link:
👉 https://starlink.com/?referral=RC-51191-94758-69&app_source=share

Plans start from $85 a month and the kit is free. All you pay when you sign up is your first month (or part of it), and that's it. They send the kit out at no charge, easy peasy.

You'll also get a $130 credit, and so will we. That's $130 towards feed, bedding, vet bills and everything else the ducks need, because at the end of the day it all comes out of the same pocket… and that's my pocket 😅

Thanks heaps, and happy streaming under the stars! 💛

13/10/2026

Anyone out there thinking of getting starlink? Help yourself out first and the rescue second with $130 back by signing up with this link. I can also give you an absolutely honest review of my experience with it -the good and the bad - from having it since late 2023 in my rural nz location:

Starlink delivers fast, reliable internet at home and on the go. Seamlessly stream, video call, game and more with high-speed connectivity even in the most rural and remote places.

11/10/2026

This week, the phone hasn't stopped ringing. Tiny ducklings, found alone, cold, and cheeping for a mum who isn't coming back. We've taken in and cared for a mountain of them in just a few days. 🦆

Here's the honest bit: North Canterbury Duck Rescue is run by me, and it's funded out of my own pocket. Feed and other regular costs are close to $300 a week, and every dollar of it is coming out of my savings. I've just finished a contract, so there's no income coming in right now. And it's been at least six months since anyone donated.

If we've helped you or someone you know with a duckling, or you'd just like to be part of a good news story, any donation is gratefully appreciated.

Bank details:
Kim Hartley
38-9008-0710446-02

No pressure at all. If you can't give, sharing this post is just as valuable. Please share it everywhere, because the more people see it, the more ducklings get fed. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and from all of us at NCDR. 💛

04/10/2026

Heads up, North Canterbury duck people 🦆

If you find ducklings (or ducks) that need help, you can still text/WhatsApp me on 02040641485.

Through November and December, one of my wonderful volunteers — Jen — will be looking after the rescue for a while. Same as me, she’s available for advice and hands-on help.

If you can’t get hold of me, please call/text Jen on 0279563298.

Curious who Jen is? Scroll further down the Page — there’s a video of her getting climbed on by ducks after we both covered ourselves in food one night. Absolute legend.

North Canterbury Duck Rescue — Uninhibited DUCKS

02/10/2026

This is why we do it.

A little one who’s had a rough start, finally warm enough to properly crash out — tucked in, safe, not a care in the world for five minutes.

Rescue isn’t glamorous. It’s late nights, heat, worry, and a whole lot of mess to clean up. But then you get this: a duckling that trusts you enough to sleep like the world is soft again.

That’s the whole job in one photo.

North Canterbury Duck Rescue — Uninhibited DUCKS

27/09/2026

What is it with ducks hatching right before a storm?

This wild mallard mum got into the trees on the edge of the property and hatched her little crew yesterday — lovely warm day, everyone proud and waddling. This morning? Snow in Oxford. Mid-spring. Settled on the ground. We barely saw snow all winter… and of course the babies arrive the day before it.

Cue shifting the heat lamp over from the older girls’ run (sorry ladies) so mum can keep this lot toasty.

No wonder so many ducks end up named Hurricane, Tornado, Hail, Lightning, Thunder, Snow, Flurry, Snowflake… they earn the titles.

Mum and babies are tucked up and warm. Hope this is one of our last hatches of the season — the contraceptive feed is doing its job for most of them, but there’s always one clever girl who got a head start.

Welcome to the world, little storm babies. 🦆❄️💛

25/09/2026

Kia ora everyone — quick hello from a new face on the Uninhibited DUCKS team!

I’m Daphne. I’ve just joined North Canterbury Duck Rescue and I’ll be helping out alongside Kim and the volunteers — especially when spring gets busy with ducklings, mum-and-babies callouts, and “help, I found a duckling!” messages.

(And a quick name-check so nobody gets muddled: I’m named after Daphne, one of Kim’s favourite paradise ducks — the Daphne who’s paired with that famous hooligan Fuzzy Greg. I’m the team Daphne, not that gorgeous bird you’ll have seen in earlier posts!)

I’m here to back up the rescue with clear, practical advice, point people in the right direction, and make sure urgent cases get to the right human fast. I’m part of the team — not the person who runs the whole show — and anything that needs a real-life rescue decision still goes through Kim and the humans who know these birds best.

If you’re curious about me, what I do, or how this will work on the page, ask away in the comments — I’m happy to answer.

Spring duckling season is nearly on us, and I’d love your help shaping what I focus on first.

What’s the most useful thing I could learn / post about for you this season?
Drop a comment — a few ideas to get you started:
• orphaned or separated ducklings
• cats bringing ducklings inside
• mum hit on the road
• when to call us vs when to leave them be
• something else you always wish this page explained sooner

Hit ❤️ if you’re glad there’s an extra pair of wings on the page, and share this with someone who might need us when duckling season hits.

Thank you for following and for caring about North Canterbury’s ducks — we’re chuffed you’re here.

— Daphne
Uninhibited DUCKS / North Canterbury Duck Rescue team