Nervous duck mommy--first time out tonight!

[Gigglebox]

If someone could ease my fears, please do! The girls (and a couple boys) are out for the first time tonight in their duck house. It's fully framed/wood and on a concrete slab. The only cracks are those between the door and the frame, which are only about a half inch to 3/4 inch wide, but have been covered with hardware cloth anyway. The entire thing is surrounded by a chicken wire fence (it's going to have more fencing put on it, but it's in progress). They are all locked away in the house...but I am so nervous!

Does everyone feel this way the first night? haha

 

[localife]

I have been raising animals for many years, and I am still always nervous on their first night out, or their first night at my place. I honor that anxiety -- it is indicative of genuine concern for the animals in our care. I'm sure you'll all be fine in the morning

 

[Kaessa]

Yep. It's nerve-wracking for all of us!

It sounds like you have them in a really safe, predator-proof house. They should be just fine.

 

[Gigglebox]

Thanks to you both--wish i saw these responses before morning lol--but it IS morning now, and all 56 birds are just fine they were all snuggling comfortably and are currently choosing to hang out in their temporary outdoor run.

The hardware cloth is going up over the chicken wire today so I think i'll feel better tonight!

 

[kyexotics]

If you're not nervous, you don't love em, you're doing great!!!!

We just put 3 Pekin babies outside yesterday in a small penned in area with lil house and pool and when I went out this morning to open it up, realized I never closed it up last night DOH! Talk about a quick cold chill...