Hi there! Thanks! I left a 1ft open gap above the windows so the mallards can fly in/out as they please. I ended up covering the plexiglass roof with shingles bc it got a little toasty during the day. Other than that, they seem to like it. I'm putting out first born babies in there today...
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Depends on the size/breed of your duckies. We have 5 jumbo Pekins and 5 standard sized (mallard/khaki/welsh) that all live comfortably in a (10' x 8')home. The one thing I wish I had done differently with our house is extend the front end of the roof by about 4 feet. I say this bc...
Hello. Sorry for being abcent for so long. Hope you have been well. We currently have three nesting ducks. I took a large sized dog carrier apart and filled the two halves with pine straw. The girls seem to love it and I find pine straw easier to clean/rake out and less stinky compared to wheat...
Lol! Not a problem! I was also thinking about plastic pallets. I'm sure you've seen the many uses of wooden ones, but my previous neighbor whom owned a convenient store said they get the plastic ones all the time. I wonder if you could find someone who can give you some. They look something like...
Hi Tracy! Thank you for your kind compliments. My fiancé is a veterinarian and he said these old grates have been sitting in their basement for 20 years. He said his dad made them. I found a few similar grates online. I'll ask my fiancé where the best place to order them when he gets home.
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Thank you!! It's nice that you can open them on hot days to let a breeze in. Note that I painted the bottom half brown. As you know, ducks squirt poop on everything. The extra layer of brown paint makes it look less obvious than leaving it white plus it looks kind of cool. I really like your...
Flooring: we used old dog run grates. It's very easy to flush away the poopie and the holes are small enough to not harm duck feet. I put a coat of brown paint on it.
We added a rain gutter with a collection barrel to wash away the poop using rain water
I got the shutters for free off...