Campbell ducks (UK) -help from ducks keepers requested

[PatMarchand]

Thank you

In the beginning I got them I got it all wrong, I first purchased a chicken coop and a raised koi pond, but they refused to go up the ramps on both the pond and the chicken coop, so for one week they slept in my back room. But my back room is a 2nd living room, it is tiled on the floor and there is a central heating radiator. It was ok because until now the central heating was not switched on, but it is now, I personally hate the cold. Their shed is next to my back room, underneath a veranda, against a brick wall and there are lots of clean straw inside. But I think this might have to do with feeling secure, there has been lots of those horrible private fireworks around my area and I had to lock them in from 4pm to avoid them been stressed, and this might have caused them wanting to be inside the main house for comfort and safety.

Here are the photos of their shed and their pond (the green thing next to the pond is their shed, at the end there is my parrots aviary), I am afraid my back garden has no grass but lots of bamboos around, this because I was told to start with they would not need grass.... but I am now thinking in removing some of the crazy pavements to replace by grass. (the pond is viewed from my Cctv)

 

[Michael OShay]

Thank you

You're welcome; and thanks for the pics. You have a beautiful enclosure for your ducks. )

 

[mymilliefleur]

Thank you

In the beginning I got them I got it all wrong, I first purchased a chicken coop and a raised koi pond, but they refused to go up the ramps on both the pond and the chicken coop, so for one week they slept in my back room. But my back room is a 2nd living room, it is tiled on the floor and there is a central heating radiator. It was ok because until now the central heating was not switched on, but it is now, I personally hate the cold. Their shed is next to my back room, underneath a veranda, against a brick wall and there are lots of clean straw inside. But I think this might have to do with feeling secure, there has been lots of those horrible private fireworks around my area and I had to lock them in from 4pm to avoid them been stressed, and this might have caused them wanting to be inside the main house for comfort and safety.

Here are the photos of their shed and their pond (the green thing next to the pond is their shed, at the end there is my parrots aviary), I am afraid my back garden has no grass but lots of bamboos around, this because I was told to start with they would not need grass.... but I am now thinking in removing some of the crazy pavements to replace by grass. (the pond is viewed from my Cctv)

Very nice set up. I think they will do better once they get settled in.

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC!

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[PatMarchand]

Because the house is a 'round corner' one I do have a large side garden with lots of green, but there is a road there and many people passing bye so, unfortunately they cannot go there, so all my birds are in the back garden which is crazy pavement tiled.... their shed is, I think, ok, I am not too happy about the pond but they will have to wait next spring for a better one as I refuse to dig the clayed soil in winter... too cold... soil too havy... I just want to hibernate..