Outside

[Bekah75]

My babies was born late March voices changing baby down gone juvenile feathers about fully in getting to big for inside and I live in Pensacola Fla will it be ok for them to be outside all the time in pen as long as they have shelter water and food

 

[Zan]

I think so. If you are worried, you can bring them in at night for a bit.

Mine have been outside for at least a month now. They are early March babies, and I'm in Oregon. Much cooler than FL!

 

[DuckyDonna]

You can probably leave them outside at night now.

I'm concerned about your pen. A raccoon can stick his arms through that chicken wire and pull your ducks out piece by piece. You need to have hardware cloth 1/2" or smaller on that pen, at least on all sides of it. I'd say the top will be ok unless you've got minks or skinny little things like that around.

 

[Bekah75]

You can probably leave them outside at night now.

I'm concerned about your pen. A raccoon can stick his arms through that chicken wire and pull your ducks out piece by piece. You need to have hardware cloth 1/2" or smaller on that pen, at least on all sides of it. I'd say the top will be ok unless you've got minks or skinny little things like that around.

I live in a mobile home community so racoons isn't here plus where I got them other critters would have to get pass my big dogs and they are under a carport

 

[Miss Lydia]

Many folks don't think they have predators but believe me you put your ducklings outside and you'll find out real fast what travels through a neighborhood every night. And sometimes during the day. Raccoons are everywhere even in large cities. Foxes and coyotes too. and then there are weasels and mink owls and hawks. Hopefully your dogs are duck friendly because we have seen many a member lose their ducklings to their own dogs. Chicken wire only keeps our birds inside nothing out.