They live outside now!

[happy duck]

What a cool looking house!!!!

 

[chemwhizzz47]

Almost completely done, just a few adjustments to the house next weekend and we'll be done!

 

[snow5164]

It looks good !

I’m starting with ducks too
Anything I say to you or others is just because I love gathering information and researching everything. I don’t believe someone just because they said it .

Enough of that ,

I just read ducks need to be able to submerge their heads , eyes and nars need to get wet , will that work with your chicken wire on the water bucket ?

I’m asking because I’m learning too

 

[chemwhizzz47]

It looks good !

I’m starting with ducks too
Anything I say to you or others is just because I love gathering information and researching everything. I don’t believe someone just because they said it .

Enough of that ,

I just read ducks need to be able to submerge their heads , eyes and nars need to get wet , will that work with your chicken wire on the water bucket ?

I’m asking because I’m learning too

I used 2" hexagonal wire, and they definitely still get their whole heads in there! I need to secure it better because it seems like I am constantly fixing it back in place, but it has cut down on a huge amount of splashing.

 

[Miss Lydia]

But ducks love to splash

 

[chemwhizzz47]

Here's another angle that shows the water!

 

[Miss Lydia]

That is such an awesome set up you have. I bet your ducks love it.

 

[chemwhizzz47]

That is such an awesome set up you have. I bet your ducks love it.

Thanks so much! They seem pretty happy in there now if I could just keep the bugs out of their feed I'd be set!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have had some kind of in sect flying around mine it seems they have gone now. It looked like some kind of bee but didn't get aggressive when I picked up the feeders. Misquitos can be hard to get rid of when we have pools and drinking water sitting around but they make those Mosquito dunks you'll have to research to see if they are to use with water fowl. Or the barley things that can go into ponds. I have fly traps outside around my houses it really helps with the flies.

 

[chemwhizzz47]

We have a couple of citronella torches out there right now, but I'm going to the feed store in a bit to get some diatomaceous earth to put in there. The mosquito bag things aren't a bad idea, but the flies and other creepy crawlies I've no clue what to do with. I've trenched a bit down the hill to keep the moisture from the water changes away from the pen and the house, but their messy eating habits are driving me crazy!