Dreaming of Ducks

duck, drake, duckling, mallard · mostly positive

Ducks point to happy journeys, good harvests and visitors, unless they're hunted or shot.

What happens in the dream

  • Wild ducks on clear water: happy journeys, perhaps overseas
  • Ducks in flight: a brighter future, marriage and children in a new home
  • You see or hear ducks: a hungry visitor will come to share your meal
  • White ducks around a farm: thrift and a fine harvest
  • You hunt ducks: your plans at work will be disrupted
  • You see ducks shot: enemies are meddling in your private affairs

How you felt

  • Lightness: the dream often reflects a need for a simple, sociable life
  • An urge to set off: perhaps a wish to travel or get a change of scene

Ask yourself

  • Who would I like to welcome into my home?
  • Do I want to go somewhere?

See also Geese · Fowl · Birds · Hunting · Visit

Source: F. Fontaine, The Golden Wheel Dream-Book and Fortune-Teller (1862); G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: drake, duckling, mallard.

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