- Mar 16, 2013
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Hello fellow duck lovers. I have read soooo many stories on here about how many people built their house and run for their ducks. So I thought I would share my progress. I started building the home for my four ducks awhile back with my mother. We had to build this because I have four ducks now!! never wanted that many but o-well. I got what I got, I guess. Any way, I am not finished yet but more then half way through. I wanted to start sharing my story because of the approaching winter months...
I love winter! many people do not, I know. So any way..... I WILL SHOW YOU NOW WHAT I HAVE and soon After the first frost which will be soon I will make sure to post MANY pictures of my set-up for all the folks that are entering their first winter with spring-time-raised ducks, Just like me! Friendly criticism is welcome since this is my first winter. My ducks have never been exposed to the cold OR SNOW. I can't wait to see what they do when they first step in it!!!
First things first. I can't post any pictures now but I will explain the plans a bit and what I plan to do which I do not mind at all if I should change it, just tell me.
1. Realized a 6x6 is NOT good enough for 4 ducks to live in all day all year with no sides on it. Just fence.
2. Clean up lots of poop while thinking.
3. Visualize a good spot that would be perfect for a house and a pen.
4. How am I going to build this????
5. I know.
6. One side of the garage had this huge, half dead ugly as heck bush thing growing with poison ivy and everything else. Ugly. But visualized.. Beautiful.
7. I DID NOT WANT TO BUILD MY OWN HOUSE AS MY MOM DOES NOT HAVE A MITRE box and we have no building skills with that at all.
8. Decide on a kit for a plastic storage shed... With a window!
9. Dog kennel fencing on sale.... yah! P.S We are not the people who have tons of money to spend on ducks. We love our ducks dearly but we needed to stay cheap.
10. Unfortunately we did not stay cheap like I wanted
11. Put up the fence attach the house and boom duck set-up!
So that's how I wanted it to go and pretty much that is how it is going. Will post all the steps up to where we are at now when I get t he chance. Thank you!
First things first. I can't post any pictures now but I will explain the plans a bit and what I plan to do which I do not mind at all if I should change it, just tell me.
1. Realized a 6x6 is NOT good enough for 4 ducks to live in all day all year with no sides on it. Just fence.
2. Clean up lots of poop while thinking.
3. Visualize a good spot that would be perfect for a house and a pen.
4. How am I going to build this????
5. I know.
6. One side of the garage had this huge, half dead ugly as heck bush thing growing with poison ivy and everything else. Ugly. But visualized.. Beautiful.
7. I DID NOT WANT TO BUILD MY OWN HOUSE AS MY MOM DOES NOT HAVE A MITRE box and we have no building skills with that at all.
8. Decide on a kit for a plastic storage shed... With a window!
9. Dog kennel fencing on sale.... yah! P.S We are not the people who have tons of money to spend on ducks. We love our ducks dearly but we needed to stay cheap.
10. Unfortunately we did not stay cheap like I wanted
11. Put up the fence attach the house and boom duck set-up!
So that's how I wanted it to go and pretty much that is how it is going. Will post all the steps up to where we are at now when I get t he chance. Thank you!
