The Colorado Domestic Duck Rescue

The CDDR is committed to rescuing domestic ducks from the hatchery to dumping pipeline by educating the public before they dump ducks and providing rescue and relocation if education fails.

A brief history

The Colorado Domestic Duck Rescue started as a Facebook page in 2014 for volunteers willing to rescue domestic ducks from the ponds and lakes where they cannot survive without human assistance. Moderators and volunteers from that group came together in May of 2025 and formed a 501c3 to fund and coordinate efforts to help domestic ducks who will die without the support.

Riverside Park, Ft. Morgan COThe Ft. Morgan ducks are a group of 31 dumped ducks and 11 geese. We suspect that some of the ducks are wild/domestic hybrids. Ducking dumping is totally normal at this park. We have currently suspended rescues here due to high volume of wild birds and the risk of Avian Flu. We are seeking our own property to facilitate proper quarantine procedures.

Where we are today

To date, CCDR volunteers have become the leading resource to rescue and rehome dumped domestic ducks in Colorado. With the start of the non-profit, CDDR looks to increase its rescue ability and decrease the number of ducks that need to be rescued through its education efforts.

Paid for the medical care and rescue of female crested Pekin. Whose bill had been bitten by a wild animal after she was dumped at Crown Hill Park. We later learned she was also blind.

Action Wigglebottom and his sister, Jazzy were surrendered when reality of care needed for ducklings set in for an uneducated owner.

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