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  1. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    Oh, might want to lock into a run area with straw and windbreak?
  2. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    No straw in their house, and I have never seen Ducks not use straw?.explain the set up. They need wind breaks and warmth...
  3. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    Get straw and make a nice warm bed...
  4. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    Then ensure they can be warm...Simple..You can do this. :highfive:
  5. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    We all figure out what works best for our Birds. I'm positive you will do what's best for them..
  6. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    During the day mine are out and love to huddle in the straw. At night I lock them up..
  7. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    Can't you put straw down for them?..I do in their run also.
  8. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    My ramps that all Ducks and new Ducklings use..
  9. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    I never worry until I need too or I would be nuts by now..lol..All Ducks I have had, rescues or my own all learn the ramp and no injuries..My Calls fly around my yard and land sometimes pretty hard on the ground..I guess precautions are good but being too overly cautious is pointless..
  10. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    Injuries can happen to everything living..Heck, I fell on the ice and hurt myself. My Horse slipped and cut his leg on a tree/log..My Big Orpington Hen hurt her Leg flying out of the Coop..My Orpington flew and landed on my little Call hen and injured her neck..Casportpony helped me that day...
  11. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    Listen...They are Ducks and so much worry and hype over a ramp is crazy..They learn and do not die..Do I need to post pictures?...Of course not.
  12. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    I get Ducks of all ages and they all learn the ramp in about 2 days..Ducks are like spoiled kids..They do what they like and protest things they don't ...lol
  13. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    A wider sheet of plywood attached under the ramp works better..2 1/2 feet wide is great...All I say is bedtime and my Ducks zip up the ramp...Trained using a long stick..
  14. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    In at night then let out in the morning.....:th
  15. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    No...Do not put feed and water in it..Lock them in at night and out in the morning...Sounds great!...:hugs
  16. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    An extra large insulated Dog house with venting and a Door is fine for night ..
  17. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    Ducks do not sleep all night like other Birds...They will wonder around in the Dark...
  18. chickens really

    It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

    You need to provide and force them in at night..It takes training.
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