It’s getting cold here! Ducks absolutely will NOT use their house!

[AshleyNicole06]

Here is a pic of their ramp. They can walk up it pretty well with more steps. It’s just they first time they’ve ever used one. Haha

I’m not sure why it uploaded 3 times. It won’t let me delete.

 

[onaharley]

As with anything to do with ducks they are wary of anything new so it will take time for them to get use to the ramp. Can you post a pic of their new ramp? how wide is it? Also left over asphalt roofing works good for ramps.

I seen that in one of your pics....and thought brilliant, roofing shingles!!! You are one smart duck momma!!!

 

[onaharley]

Here is a pic of their ramp. They can walk up it pretty well with more steps. It’s just they first time they’ve ever used one. Haha

I’m not sure why it uploaded 3 times. It won’t let me delete.

You might want to put up side rails as their depth perception is bad and they might fall off. Just throwing an idea out out there..

 

[AshleyNicole06]

You might want to put up side rails as their depth perception is bad and they might fall off. Just throwing an idea out out there..

We actually thought about doing that! Lol

 

[onaharley]

We actually thought about doing that! Lol

Great minds think alike!!

I had a ramp to their pool this summer and had to take it down cause they would get two steps on to it and fall off... silly ducks!

 

[AshleyNicole06]

Great minds think alike!!

I had a ramp to their pool this summer and had to take it down cause they would get two steps on to it and fall off... silly ducks!

Great minds think alike!!

I had a ramp to their pool this summer and had to take it down cause they would get two steps on to it and fall off... silly ducks!

Ours never had a ramp to their pool.. they climbed in and and didn’t have any trouble lol

 

[onaharley]

Ours never had a ramp to their pool.. they climbed in and and didn’t have any trouble lol

I got the biggest kiddy pool I could find... they love it but it's put away until spring

 

[Animal family]

I have to herd my two in their house as well, but they usually hang out in front of it at dusk. I talk to them and say bedtime and they know that word now. We have raccoons that jump over the privacy fence all the time so it’s really important that they get locked up for the night. Make sure the house is ventilated so they will be comfy.

 

[Miss Lydia]

The ramp looks good but like onaharley says you might want to put sides up. About as wide as a 2X4 or they may freak out if they are any wider ducks can be weird with anything new. [as you are finding out] And how about where the ramp comes to inside how easy it for them to get onto it?

 

[DuckMom2017]

I seen that in one of your pics....and thought brilliant, roofing shingles!!! You are one smart duck momma!!!

a yoga mat works great as well
Edit: as traction on top of a board of course