Where do most of you set up your duck house? In the open or in a wooded/shaded area.
I'm going to let the ducks free range during the day and just lock them up at night. When you come out of our house, to the left is a pond, with a wide path around it. Beyond that is most of our property, 6 acres, wooded. . I can put the duck house just off of the path, probably midway down the pond, in a small clearing in the woods. It means they will be shaded and have to walk to access most of the cleared area of the yard but only a couple hundred feet or so. They'll be nearer to the pond and our house.
The other option is putting the pen at the back of the yard. It would be under a tree and have a line of trees behind it, then a clearing that leads to our neighbor's yard. Our wooded area starts 50 feet or so on each side of the house. Still close to the woods but not IN them. However, I worry that I won't be able to hear any problems, especially in the colder months when the windows are closed.
I would prefer near the pond, simply because it's easier to carry their food and water, etc., especially in the winter. However I'm concerned that it may be more dangerous for their house to be located there.
Is one place better than the other? Do they need to be in a large clearing?
Thanks
I'm going to let the ducks free range during the day and just lock them up at night. When you come out of our house, to the left is a pond, with a wide path around it. Beyond that is most of our property, 6 acres, wooded. . I can put the duck house just off of the path, probably midway down the pond, in a small clearing in the woods. It means they will be shaded and have to walk to access most of the cleared area of the yard but only a couple hundred feet or so. They'll be nearer to the pond and our house.
The other option is putting the pen at the back of the yard. It would be under a tree and have a line of trees behind it, then a clearing that leads to our neighbor's yard. Our wooded area starts 50 feet or so on each side of the house. Still close to the woods but not IN them. However, I worry that I won't be able to hear any problems, especially in the colder months when the windows are closed.
I would prefer near the pond, simply because it's easier to carry their food and water, etc., especially in the winter. However I'm concerned that it may be more dangerous for their house to be located there.
Is one place better than the other? Do they need to be in a large clearing?
Thanks
