DUCK FALLING OFF RAMPS

[dragonfly31573]

Ducks are somewhat clumsy, and don't do well with narrow ramps.

I am beginning to think thats the case because he trips over the grass lol

 

[CoriM]

Here you can see the lengths I went to to keep my ducks from falling off their pool ramp when they were little - gates, coolers, whatever. It was an issue and they are just fine now!View attachment 2069877

 

[CoriM]

When my husband built a ramp for the ducks from their run into their sleeping area, he covered it with artificial turf, and that was pretty perfect to give them traction.

 

[Miss Lydia]

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He walks to the sides of the ramp and falls off?you could put some bricks or blocks and make steps off either side also in the front.

 

[dragonfly31573]

Here you can see the lengths I went to to keep my ducks from falling off their pool ramp when they were little - gates, coolers, whatever. It was an issue and they are just fine now!View attachment 2069877View attachment 2069888View attachment 2069895

great idea ty

 

[dragonfly31573]

When my husband built a ramp for the ducks from their run into their sleeping area, he covered it with artificial turf, and that was pretty perfect to give them traction.

i added dollar tree fropnt door rugs on their house ramp seemed to help for traction but he still jumps off the edge lol he is strange for sure

 

[DuckyDonna]

If you put little strips of wood across the ramp I think it helps them quite a bit. I've got the same type ramp going into their pen too.

I just want to say that this pool set up is working out very well so far for me. I have to change the water about every 5 days. I first put down a double layer of that black silt cloth, then I laid some flat rocks out and poured river rock pebbles all over the rest to fill in the holes around the flat rocks. Its been almost a month and so far this pool has really been staying clean....except for a bit of poop but no mud.

 

[Jpat]

in the spring when i put the pool out permenently i build stairs from walkway pavers, wide and low step, they are soo clumsy!

 

[Khaki mama]

Its a lot easier to just stack cement bricks up in the for of stairs them time use ramps. Other wise try attaching ridges to the ramp for traction

 

[DuckyDonna]

Its a lot easier to just stack cement bricks up in the for of stairs them time use ramps. Other wise try attaching ridges to the ramp for tractionView attachment 2070644

Now that is a very steep ramp! Do your ducks use that?