I bought 10 ducklings from Metzer Farms in August, 7 Golden Hybrids and 3 Welsh Harlequins. They're fat and healthy and enjoying their 0.7 acre pasture/yard with a small pond & stream. They stay in nicely, but they don't use the dog houses we put out for them. They should start laying eggs in the spring and I'm at a loss as to what to do for "nesting." Everything I could find online showed people who kept their ducks in a house or pen. We have a tractor for our chickens, but the ducks are just free in the pasture. We put out dog houses for them, good sized large houses we used for our goats, but they ignore them. Can anyone recommend "pasture housing?" I want to get or build something that they like now, so when they start laying eggs in the spring, I won't have to hunt all over to find them, lol.
The ducks live with 2 horses, 3 goats, and 12 chickens.
The ducks live with 2 horses, 3 goats, and 12 chickens.