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It warmed up to around 19F, so I opened the greenhouse door and let the ducks out for a bit. I had hoped to move them back to their pen on Sunday, but it looks like the cold is sticking around for a while. They are out flapping their wings and stretching at the moment!

DuckPan: 18F is not really that cold to a duck, though that may seem unbelievable. As long as they are not showing signs of distress, they probably are fine. If they have never gone in their house it's tricky to get them to go now. Just put a lot of straw or loose wood shavings in the pen...

I totally agree with you. My ducks will come out of the greenhouse in about three days when it's forecast to get into the upper thirties. The greenhouse is below freezing (they have a heated dog dish for water and I hadn't plugged it in Monday morning and it had ice), so they are getting...

Tracy—If you are home much of the time, it shouldn't be a problem. The one reason I have avoided adding heat is that if the power goes out, the ducks are in real trouble. We do have frequent power outages here, especially when it's really cold. Usually it's in the late evening when I really...

Tracy: I didn't realize the plopping down and huddling was due to cold, though now that you explained it, it makes sense. Mine did not want to herded, so I guess I took the sitting as being stubborn. How wrong I was! Mine seem okay inside the greenhouse and their food consumption is about...

I do have my muscovies in a greenhouse right now, but it's −2F right now (-15 to −25F over night) and there have been wind chill warnings. As soon as the temperature goes above 15 degrees or so, they will go back to their pen. I have to add some wind protection yet and they should be fine...