Sushiducks
Chirping
- Jul 28, 2019
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Hi all. Raising our first fowl. I'll post in hello section and some pics maybe tomorrow. This forum has helped a lot deciding to get ducks and establishing our setup, so thanks! A specific question though:
Our 4 Muscovy are 7 weeks old and almost fully feathered. During the day they are out in our yard or their coop/run full time. At about 9 pm every night though they either pace in front of their coop door or, if out, book it to the slider demanding to be let in.
All 4 still sleep in the 50 gallon crate we raised them in from 5 days old. I think they are ready to be out at night but my wife takes pity on them.
I made the mistake of putting a camera in the the coop and she will stare at them on her phone, listening to them call, until she breaks down and brings them inside.
Do you have to slowly work them into it or just put them out there and they get used to it after a night or two?
I feel like we are way overthing this.
Thanks!
Our 4 Muscovy are 7 weeks old and almost fully feathered. During the day they are out in our yard or their coop/run full time. At about 9 pm every night though they either pace in front of their coop door or, if out, book it to the slider demanding to be let in.
All 4 still sleep in the 50 gallon crate we raised them in from 5 days old. I think they are ready to be out at night but my wife takes pity on them.
I made the mistake of putting a camera in the the coop and she will stare at them on her phone, listening to them call, until she breaks down and brings them inside.
Do you have to slowly work them into it or just put them out there and they get used to it after a night or two?
I feel like we are way overthing this.
Thanks!