smart little ducklets

[TLWR]

I moved their kennel onto the deck in the deck pen yesterday. They are 5 weeks old, but I'm not comfortable putting them in a pen and house in the yard yet (so neither have been built yet).
Today I left the kennel open and was going to head out and put a towel in there and move the food and water in and put them in for the night. DH happened to look out the window before I went out and they already put themselves to bed. Smart little buggers. Now to teach them how to close the door after themselves LOL

They are quick learners - sometimes. Trip 1 down the stairs was funny, for us, not them. This is a video of trip 2 down the stairs on their own into the yard yesterday - much better for them.

 

[katharinad]

Steps are hard on young ducks. I did put 4"x4"x4' wooden logs in between and it helped them a lot. Eventually they don't need it anymore, but it is good to have them when they are so young. You can also put a long board up as a ramp and fix it with an L bracket and a few screws.

 

[3chimama]

Oh so cute!!

 

[TLWR]

They have totally mastered up the steps and I'm sure in the next day or two, they'll have down mastered as well.

 

[Birdcrazy]

Cute!

hehe luv watching the ducks' missions to simply get from one spot in the yard to another, over all the obstacles