Help - Ducks won't come in off pond at night!

I am also concerned about the ducks. Domestic ducks just don't have an advantage out in the open especially at night. They need to be protected.

Keeping them in the barn for at least several days, with plenty of fresh water and food, and perhaps a way to wash up a bit, may help them identify the barn as home. And keeping the turkeys out of it somehow is a good idea, too, I feel.
 
I am having a problem getting my ducks off the pond. They went out there for the first time yesterday and are not interested in coming back. There is duck weed and they must have a lot of other forage. The pond is too big to chase them on. I left a trail of treats back to the barn. Their stall is full of food. I am afraid the ducks will be eaten. My husband checked on them this morning but has not reported back if they are all there or not. The neighbors dogs keep coming over. They have already eaten some of our cats. Luckily when they have gotten into the barn previously the poultry were either locked up or perched really high. I leave the ducks stall door open but I am afraid that if the ducks come back at night or early morning when I am not there to close the door, the dogs will be waiting and there will be nowhere to hide. I tried to train the ducks to come when called but when they are not interested, it seems that there is not much you can do. The pond is in the middle of a horse pasture. If the ducks walk to the barn when the horses are around, the horses will go after the neighbors dogs. But, the ducks are afraid of the horses even though the horses leave them alone. My dilemma is do I let nature take its course or do I try to put a trolling motor on the boat and scoop them up with a fishing net? When do you get desperate enough to try other means? I happen to have a very well trained retriever with a soft mouth who 95% of the time does not injure a bird. But there is the other 5%. We also have Coyotes, raccoons, possums and hawks that can pose a threat. I keep thinking if the ducks are smart enough to stay on the water they should be o.k.
Number one there would be some dead dawgs if they came on my property killing my animals!! Maybe you could build a duck house in the pond. Good luck.
 

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