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    Starting to wander

    We ended up getting some temporary fencing. Part of our concern is the amount of clay in our ground. I foresee having to move the one multiple times most likely. I'm waiting to get settled in our new place and I was going to go the enclosure route
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    Starting to wander

    Hey all, first spring (and a wet one) at that for our ducks. We have always had them free to roam all fall and winter. Now that they are a year old they have become adventurous and traveling to the neighbores. Any recommendations to keep them around before I build a fence. We're moving in 2...
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    Runner Ducks and a great Duck house

    my ducks happen to go in on their own every night. without fail. not once have i gone out after dark and have to find them. guess im lucky. lol
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    cold ducks

    all makes sense. me and the wife are gone 8+ hours of the day and i guess im just trying to be safe then sorry.
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    cold ducks

    i read on here couple days ago that shivering is a sign of hypothermia. thats why i got worried.
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    cold ducks

    so yesterday it was single digit temps and i saw 2 of my anconas shivering. corralled all 6 ducks back into the coop and put in a heat lamp. they stayed in there all day even with the door open, we left the light on and shut the coop over night. this morning they didnt want to come out even with...
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    cayuga or Swedish?

    yeah we had it laying around so we figured why not. we used a 1500 watt heater from TSC and that keeps the boat thawed well into the single digit temps but we found tending to the water a lot harder and therefore let it freeze. im sure somewhere i have pics of the cayugas in the sun but i cant...
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    Entertaining ducks in the winter

    our ducks have been quite happy to be out of the coop in single digit temps. the willingly run out and into the woods line where they play in what is remaining of a run-off stream. i have had them come running for worms with a bunch of frozen water droplets all over them.
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    snow ducks

    today we took advantage of the nice 31 degrees (i was in a tee shirt all day), and ran an extension cord from the house to the coop via a cable from the roof to a tree. now our water heater cords wont be a pain when we shovel and plow.
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    Preparing for Cold Weather (New England)

    7f here this morning in maine. ducks came out of the coop and went right into the woods and thats where they stayed. came out long enough to get worms from us and then hunkered back down in the trees. seemed happy though. i also banked our coop with snow for a good wind break. as far as water...
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    How to catch my ducks

    so what we have done is this: our old fenced in pen was taken down. we took down everything but one "L" corner. we can encourage them to corner them selvs in the L and at that point its game over. we have 6, so we catch one, then corral the remainder and catch another.
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    snow ducks

    to be a little bit more clear on the corn, we have been mixing it into their daily food about 25% worth a day. they will eat it in that form... but if its not mealworms, then they dont care one ounce
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    cayuga or Swedish?

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    cayuga or Swedish?

    These are all I seem to be able to find. Newest ones first. I got them in may of this year.
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    snow ducks

    perfect. good to know i tried putting out cracked corn but they have like no interested in it.
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