Free range ducks

[FortCluck]

Has anyone ever free ranged ducks before? I'm asking because mine seem to want to free range and sneak out they are Pekin and white layers. I have a muscovy too that free ranges but she can fly which I don't mind.

I was thinking about letting them free range during the day and at night locking them up...

 

[FortCluck]

@Miss Lydia what do you think about this idea? This is the second day in a row they've escaped I'll be putting them in the 30-foot by 40-ft chain link kennel I have at night and they have a shelter too. The chicks have lived in there without incident in the same shelter/coop for almost a year (different hatches).

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you have fencing around the area you want them to free range. Only problem I see is if no fencing they be more apt to get snatched since nothing would have a barrier to keep them out. Mine free range but they are in fencing. I still worry about free ranging with flying predators

 

[FortCluck]

Do you have fencing around the area you want them to free range. Only problem I see is if no fencing they be more apt to get snatched since nothing would have a barrier to keep them out. Mine free range but they are in fencing. I still worry about free ranging with flying predators

They had a free range area that had fencing and they keep getting out of it it's making me mad! Pickles is too far I think for something to get her, but the two white layers are smaller. Coco free ranges without fencing all day.

 

[FortCluck]

They're sticking their bills underneath and pulling up the fencing

 

[DuckyDonna]

They're sticking their bills underneath and pulling up the fencing

get some pins and pin your fence down. They are really cheap and easy to find.
https://smile.amazon.com/OuYi-Anchors-Galvanized-Anchoring-Landscaping/dp/B07JK12DHY

 

[FortCluck]

get some pins and pin your fence down. They are really cheap and easy to find.
https://smile.amazon.com/OuYi-Ancho...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

That's what I have. They're still pulling them out. It's pickles doing it they're all loose right now but my husband will help me get them back in.

 

[DuckyDonna]

That's what I have. They're still pulling them out. It's pickles doing it they're all loose right now but my husband will help me get them back in.

Dang! I can't believe they can pull them out with their bills but maybe your soil is softer than ours is. I had to hammer them in! Georgia red clay.

 

[FortCluck]

get some pins and pin your fence down. They are really cheap and easy to find.
https://smile.amazon.com/OuYi-Anchors-Galvanized-Anchoring-Landscaping/dp/B07JK12DHY

I'm going to go look at the hardware store for some big bulk boxes. I need a lot. I have a 7000 SQ foot run.

I honestly think putting them in the big dog kennel is probably best for them. They're getting on my last nerve though and to think I just got 3 more ducks

 

[FortCluck]

Dang! I can't believe they can pull them out with their bills but maybe your soil is softer than ours is. I had to hammer them in! Georgia red clay.

We have Virginia red clay but it doesn't get insanely hard unless it's summer. Right now it's a bit soggy.