We live in Atlantic Canada and the winters are not so harsh as far as temps go in our area because of tidal currents over the Bay of Fundy but winds can be bad. Last winter lowest temp was 5F but the daytimes warm up. This was our first winter here and chuckled at our neighbor cutting his grass 2nd week of Dec. Only got snow about 4 times and had melted away within 3 days. Our ducks are in a pen beside the house. It has a wire 4' fence and inside the perimeter has firewood stacked 5-6ft high. So they are enclosed with a wood wall all around and the house forms the other walls. They have a pool in there and two houses for shelter my husband made. Hay on the ground but sourcing straw for winter. They never use the houses. Prefer to sit out in the pouring rain than go in them. They have been freshly wing clipped so do not fly out. Anymore.lol
We wonder if they are okay this winter or should we bring them into the barn. A huge Flemish Giant rabbit buck lives there too so would miss them. We don't want frostbitten ducks, but also know the firewood will go down during the winter but can use the heat pump as well so would not burn it all. Its about 50 yards to the barn and much easier to keep tabs by looking out the window. The turkeys are happy in the barn.
The barn has enclosures but they like where they are. Any thoughts.Here's a pic
We wonder if they are okay this winter or should we bring them into the barn. A huge Flemish Giant rabbit buck lives there too so would miss them. We don't want frostbitten ducks, but also know the firewood will go down during the winter but can use the heat pump as well so would not burn it all. Its about 50 yards to the barn and much easier to keep tabs by looking out the window. The turkeys are happy in the barn.
The barn has enclosures but they like where they are. Any thoughts.Here's a pic
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