QuackSpeak
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- Jan 1, 2017
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Hey everyone, my mind is racing with ideas and projects for the duck house/pen! I'm gonna list my ideas below and if you have any ideas or suggestions, feel free to share them!
First off, I'd like to name my little duck house. I don't have many ideas though so this I'd really like suggestions for.
For The House:
1. Line the inside with plywood. Their house is warm but there are spaces between each board. It's pretty drafty.
2. Add a wire door. I think it would be nice to have the option to open the solid door and still have a "screen door" during the day to keep them inside the house and the cats/dogs out. Right now we are propping an old barn door up against it, which is a pain.
3. Paint it. This is of course for me but I think it would be lovely to paint the house a nice light blue color.
4. Make a sign, this would involve the name of the coop and probably everyone's name. Also I found out there is a horse buried under their pen so I'd like to have a nice memorial for her.
5. Hang a planter. I love flowers.
For The Pen:
1. Finish putting wire around the bottom where Awesome's pen meets theirs. That's really the only place I'd worry about them getting out.
2. There is a board blocking off the back of the house, I'd like to make that a door so I could get back there if I needed to.
3. Put some decor in there. It's pretty bare so maybe if there was a log or some grasses planted in there it wouldn't be so bad. Plus that would give some shade. I already bought some zebra grass.
4. Plant a tree. There is a triangle of space between Awesome's pen, their pen and another pasture that would be perfect for a small tree. Not only would it give them shade but it would shade those other pastures too.
Outside:
1. Do a little landscaping. I don't have a ton of space but the area could really benefit from some more plants. If the grasses don't work inside their pen I could always plant them outside.
Sorry I didn't respond sooner! I stopped getting notifications from this thread for a while. That said, So sorry you have to leave your duckies behind! Hope you get to visit often, or find a way to take them home
All of these ideas are really awesome!
Hmm, the duck house. Lol, I'm not so good at naming things.... Maybe The Duck House? Lol. Or Quacker Stadium? Cheese and Quackers Cafe?
You don't have to use any of those... I think they are all horrible except for maybe the last one. But that sounds like you might be eating the Quackers