My new duck pen

[Bantymama]

I asked hubby if he would build me a new duck pen for my silkie ducks. I showed him some pics of what i wanted and this is want he made. There is a door on the side so i can clean out the tub and another one in the back so i can clean out the box. I am getting a pair of calls on sunday so he is in the process of building another for them. Now im waiting for a nice day so i can paint it.

 

[Scott]

Very nice. Looks kinda familar. ;-)

Is that 10 foot long?

 

[Bantymama]

I have you to thank for the idea. I think it is 10 or 12 feet long. I wanted to put a run down to the pond for them but with so many wild critters out here i thought this would be safer for them to be completly inclosed.

 

[Birchwood]

Looks nice!!
I need one. I am new to ducks-so if you dont mind a question
Do they stay in there in the winter months? Do you put anything on the bottom?
I like the idea of fencing on the bottom, but I need to plan for cold winter months!!

 

[Scott]

Its very nice. Your husband did a great job. I've thought about adding a ramp as well to a ground pen. Or at least to let the calls free range with chickens. We'll see. I'm finishing a second one this afternoon for my mandarins.

 

[Sebrightmom]

I love it. I wish my husband would build me something like this for my calls.

 

[Bantymama]

They will go in the chicken pen in the winter. We plan on putting an enclosed pen in there for them. It gets so cold here in the winter and i keep heat lamps on for my chickens so they should fare okay with them. If they don't i will more them to the heated garage I have a small brooder in there i can keep them in.

 

[Sweetfolly]

I'm working on something similar for my pet Mallard and Call drakes right now. At the speed things get done around here though, I probably won't have them moved into it until next summer.

For now, they're living in rabbit hutches I found on Craigslist and converted into raised duck pens. They're basically the same thing as what the original poster has, except on a much smaller scale.

 

[RAREROO]

It looks great. But I would put two more support legs in the middle incase it eventually starts bending from the weight of the water pool.