Ducks.....

[CrealCritter]

Ut oh another thread about crazy quackers.

Jesus is Lord and Christ 🙏❤️🇺🇸

 

[Mini Horses]

. DH doesn't know as he is sleeping, lol.

Ours will be in a covered and spacious run

surprise!

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

I never thought about the ice....this could get interesting

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

Oh crud, DH is gonna have a hay day for sure!

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

@tortoise was only teasing. They don't need any heat, only heated water buckets galore.

or was she......

 

[Cecilia's-life]

or was she......

Dun dun duhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Alaskan]

The problem with ducks in the cold is the water/ice issue.

Once it gets lower than about 10F, I would use only TINY pots. Deep enough for them to dunk their heads...but NO SPLASHING.

I have had ducks freeze their feet to the ice so that they could not move... they were stuck.

I know someone who's duck tried to bathe in the cold and got encased in ice.. full ice statue.

Anyway... it can get horrid... so...no bathing, but yes, must dunk their head. Tricky balance.

As to ventilation....LOTS.

Here is the duck coop that came with the property

Other angle of the same coop. Note 3 sides are half wire.

And the duck coop i made. Less ventilation, but still lots. The plastic front wall gives great warmth, blocks wind, and gives them lots of space.
Outside:

Side wall with lots open for ventilation. There is more ventilation along the tops of all walls.

And inside that coop

 

[NH Homesteader]

We had a fisher get some, couldn’t figure out what was happening to my ducks (they free ranged and we have a stream on the property), until I looked out early one morning and the jerk was running around the backyard! They’re not pleasant little creatures!

 

[The Porch]

Ours will be in a covered and spacious run, too many predators.

Ya, that would be good, I dont know much, but I do know they had a duck house down by the seasonal pond, and they would close it at night, I think an owl got one,

 

[flowerbug]

"Honey, what are these strange chickens?"