Runner Ducks And Cold Weather

[DiYMama540]

"Plenty of time to trash the place..." That made me laugh out loud...like toddler rock stars!! So true though! Definitely want to see your latest set up...sounds promising!

 

[Miss Lydia]

If you have ever tried to have food an water inside your coop over night with ducks you know exactly what I am talking about lol

 

[llombardo]

The chickes here completely empty the bedding in the duck house of given the chance. I can not see water in the duck house, ever.

 

[thumper650]

I put this in my duck house when it’s cold and they are locked in at night. I only usually fill it half way or less.

Before I put it in a bowl they really made a mess. One night they disconnected the top part from the red base! They do party like rockstars sometimes!

 

[Miss Lydia]

This is what use to be one of my drakes bedroom when I had more than on Muscovy drake so now it’s the perfect place to set up a feed an watering station the walls are lined with vinyl and there is plastic shower curtain liner over the shavings maybe one reason they didn’t trash the place was they can’t all get to it at one time.

The heated bucket sat on the landscaping timbers and the food bowl off to the left of them.

 

[DiYMama540]

Those are great ideas! May buy me an extra hour of sleep or so...

I've never allowed them the luxury of food and water near their beds....they would absolutely trash the place and be frozen popsicles in the AM!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I can tell you my Runners are the biggest slobs I had no idea what that coop would look like when I went in yesterday morning last year they were in a different coop and on those extremely frigid days when they went in around 3:30 I tried putting food and water in many different ways none worked so it was nice to see this might work. My Runners and Buffs make My Muscovy ducks look like they went to manner classes compared to them

 

[DiYMama540]

You're not missing out with the KC mess ..Tom is the biggest slob of all...

To get a sip of water he has to check all around the bucket, including the bottom, in case the water tastes better there. So silly...

 

[Miss Lydia]

@DiYMama540 do all your birds sleep in the same coop? Only my geese sleep in their own house.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Isn’t that hilarious I see my Runners so much on their tip toes with their heads all the way in the bottom of the bucket!