Income from ducklings
- unusual ways to make money

Income from ducklings? No, this is not a venture into animal husbandry, but something which I thought was one of the most unusual ways to make money.

The therapeutic value of animals

It is almost certain that you have heard of pet therapy. It is well established that people who own dogs live longer than those who don't, although that may be related to increased exercise.

Animals - dogs in particular - are now being allowed into many hospital wards to visit patients. There is something about just stroking a dog that is deeply rewarding and in many cases it does seem to help the healing process.

The practice is particularly beneficial for the elderly, and the practice is now being extended into many care homes. Even sufferers from Alzheimer's, for example, seem to benefit from touching animals - perhaps it brings back memories of house pets from years back.

Recently though, I heard about two local nursing homes, which have each taken on three baby ducklings. Unusual, yes, but what really grabbed me about this story was not that they have the ducklings as house pets, but they have rented them and their owner is making an income from ducklings.......

The finances involved

Now just think about this.

One man has rented out these ducklings at £25.00 for the three, per week................. That's right, six ducklings which probably cost £1.00 or £2.00 each from the farm, are earning him £50 every week! And when they grow up all he has to do is buy some new ones to replace them.

Income from ducklings - I am not suggesting that many people could do this.

Indeed, I would have difficulty in keeping a straight face if I tried marketing this one - but it just shows what thinking outside of the box can do. If you have any more examples of extreme marketing like this one, I think we would all love to hear about them. As always, you can Contact Us here.

Other pages of interest

If you would like to make extra money working with animals check out some of the other pages on this site including... Need some exercise? Start a Dog Walking Business

Nina's story of setting up a Pet sitting business

or can you build a rabbit hutch?