Our muscovy duck is hatching out her first ducklings this morning.
She nested in the upstairs of our chicken coop. I read that muscovies generally nest in hollow trees, so I'm hoping she can handle getting her brood down the two ramps: however, has anyone else had muscovies nest "up high"?
We have a small pen with a coop up top (about three feet up) reached by two ramps. It opens onto a fenced garden, with a child's swimming pool that I empty every other day. We let our three chickens and two ducks out into the garden every morning and prop open the gate to the pen so they can access the nest boxes, etc.
We shut them up after dusk, when they all go "upstairs" of their own accord.
I put a chick waterer and some food next to the nest upstairs this morning, but opened the pen as usual so they can get to the swimming pool.
Any tips? Thanks!
She nested in the upstairs of our chicken coop. I read that muscovies generally nest in hollow trees, so I'm hoping she can handle getting her brood down the two ramps: however, has anyone else had muscovies nest "up high"?
We have a small pen with a coop up top (about three feet up) reached by two ramps. It opens onto a fenced garden, with a child's swimming pool that I empty every other day. We let our three chickens and two ducks out into the garden every morning and prop open the gate to the pen so they can access the nest boxes, etc.
We shut them up after dusk, when they all go "upstairs" of their own accord.
I put a chick waterer and some food next to the nest upstairs this morning, but opened the pen as usual so they can get to the swimming pool.
Any tips? Thanks!