Wanderlust Acres Animal Sanctuary

06/01/2026

The birds at the sanctuary get fresh produce in the mornings to forage on as both nutritious and mental stimulus. We notice which birds have particular taste buds and when able make sure they have it!
Calamity Jane, the muskovy, loves cantaloupe!
CeCe, the Calgyua loves tomatoes!
Buttons, the fawn runner drake, loves grapes!
Daisy the goose lives romanie lettuce!
And the pekins-they love everything! 😜

Having a proper diet with added vitamins from leafy greens and other veggies and fruits keeps everyone healthy and happy!

05/31/2026

Duckling, weekend it seems ! There have been so many ducklings this year(29)! Meet #62-63 of the year. So, both of these little bits are just days old. Both of their finders contacted a wildlife rehabber in Grand Rapids, and both were told they're domestic and were directed to us. One last night was found in the Creston neighborhood and the little appleyard in Holland in an apartment complex today. How they got where they were found is a mystery. Maybe they just ran off, right? 🤔
They're safe here and will be up for adoption to a proper home.

On another note, we do have to mention that the phone number associated with WAAS is text only. Better way of contacting us is sending a message on our page. Our mailing address is NOT a drop-off location, and it has 24-hour surveillance ; it's a volunteers home. Anything left there, the authorities will be called for abandonment. Our volunteers' personal contact information and addresses are understandably confidential.
Thank you.


adoptaduck

05/30/2026

Summer is here! It's been a busy spring with all the rescues, surrenders, and so so many duckings!

We could use a little help with feed and bedding with extra mouths if you can spare $5+ !

Or our Venmo is
Paypal.me/WanderlustAcres

We have our Amazon Gift List and a Chewy Gift List too!

We are a 501c3 nonprofit, and donations are tax exempt!
Thank you so much for your support! Truly help us help animals in need!
❤️🦆❤️🦆❤️🦢❤️🦢❤️

05/28/2026

Allendale... You strike again. #60-61. We were contacted by Stacy this afternoon; she saw a teenager dump these two on the pond behind her house. He came back a few times to feed them, and she confronted him. His father had told him to get rid of them. This pond has been a dumping site that we have rescued many ducks from in the past. Stacy and Doug have been awesome, keeping an eye out when domestics have shown up there. Stacy even got to rescue these darlings today and then meet volunteer Jae, who transported them the rest of the way to the sanctuary. They're safe.
So, shame on the father telling his kid to dump the ducklings and shame on the farm store that sold them to a kid. I don't think the teenager meant them harm; he just didn't know what to do. If you're out there and see this, know they're safe and will be cared for here. Dumping domestic ducks is illegal; they're lucky Stacy saw them in time and took action. They wouldn't have lasted long, maybe not even the night without her. Thank you, Stacy!

Ducklings are a lot of work; we have taken in 27 this year! 😢.
We always welcome donations to help all these sweethearts. If the spirit moves you, you can Venmo/Paypal or check out our webpage at WanderlustAcres.org for more ways to support our mission!

05/27/2026

Thanks Nora for the bag of Mazzuri feed and the treats! The ducks will love it! Thanks so much!

05/26/2026

Please reach out to Dory's Mini Farm & Rescue if interested in any of these critters!

WAIVED ADOPTION FEES FOR THE REST OF MAY 2026!! LET'S GET THESE 5 ANIMALS ADOPTED!! PLEASE SHARE!
LOCATION: CEDAR SPRINGS MI, WILL DELIVER FOR GAS 💲 ANYWHERE!

**HERMIT CRABS ADOPTED!**
**OLIVE THE BALL PYTHON ADOPTED**

HAVE ONE NORMAL BALL PYTHON LEFT! CLEO!

05/25/2026

🐥✨🌻 FEED FRENZY 🌻✨🐥

Can you spot us a bag?

Our Director is headed out to pick up some feed for our some of our hungriest little residents.

Can you believe we go through almost 50 pounds of feed ✨every✨single✨day✨

We’ve taken in 20+ ducklings this year ranging from abandoned & injured through healthy but straight up unwanted ❤️‍🩹

Everyone’s special, wanted, and fed here. Thank you for being part of that WAAS Magic 🦆✨🐥

A lil gem if you’ve read this far:

What’s the best game to play with your sweet, silly, noisy ducklings?

✨PEKIN’BOO!✨

I’ll see myself out now 🙈

(-Volunteer Jae)

Using this link will provide one bag of food, which is just shy of what we need to feed the sanctuary for one night. While each of our feathered friends says thank you, we wanted to share this picture of two of our youngest intakes, surrendered by a good Samaritan after they were found on the side o...

05/24/2026

Current Adoption List: 6/01/2026
They go in these groupings only.

4Juvenile Pekins 5-6 months (1 drake 3 hens)
2 Khacki Juveniles 4-5 months ( 1 drake 1 hen)
1 Rouen & 1 Appleyard Duckling S*x unknown.

1 Rouen Drake & 1 Hen
3 Black Swedish ( 1 drake & 2 hens)
1 Black Swedish Drake 1 Blue Swedish Hen
2Khacki Runner Drake Mixes
2 khacki Campbell drakes
2 Calgyua drakes
2 Muskovy Drakes
2 Muskovy hybrids ( 1 drake 1 hen)

TO BE APPROVED YOU MUST FILL OUT GOOGLE ADOPTION FORM, INCLUDED PHOTOS/VIDEO OF YOUR DUCK HOUSE & ENCLOSURE.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY JUST FEMALE DUCKS FOR ADOPTION CURRENTLY.

05/24/2026

Impulse buys with unrealistic expectations . Meet #58, a juvenile pekin who was bought as a singleton from TSC to an elderly person. They thought it would do "its business" on p*e pads with their dogs...then they fell in it, and it was just too messy and outgrew their bathtub. They did care about it and wanted it to have a full life. We are on hold for intakes but were contacted by another organization to take it, and after hearing the details, agreed. It's safe here, a little confused as it has been a house duck, but adjusting well with the other pekins in the nursery . Its bonded with Kip, and they'll be a pair up for adoption after quarantine. We implore people do do proper research on domestic duck care. Reality isn't the cute influencer videos online. They're not disposable; they are sentience beings .

05/22/2026

It's that time of year all the flying and wiggly things are out and our feathered friends like to snack on them! And then there are the ones that cause significant health problems. It's recommended that you deworm your flock yearly with appropriate actual medicine, not the just give them pumpkin seeds etc approach. We love every feathered sweetheart here to make sure they have the healthy lives possible and enjoy making a mud mess to find those earthworms! We will be having a video on this soon! Stay tuned. To then heres an informative graphic!