I know you haven't asked but I feel I also need to stress the importance of ventilation in both chicken and duck housing, ammonia can build up over time even with the best of cleaning and can cause serious health issues for both species. lots of venting up at roof line with hardware cloth for pred protection and windows either bought second hand or just cut outs using hardware cloth to secure. We found some really awesome windows at habitat for humanity resale store for 3.00 apiece. even in winter ventilation is very important. And I hope your not offended that I gave my 2cents worth. Look forward to seeing finished project.
We still have a long ways to go, but...
here is the back side of the Duck Shack - we used pallets for the framing and two doors hung horizontally.
and the front side, we cut a door in half and sided the rest with old barn board.
I can't wait to see what you've done for the duckies!
They won't need a pool over winter, just make sure they have fresh water in a bucket so they can keep their faces washed. Heated buckets work great in cold climates. scatter scratch down on the ground for them in the evening before putting them to bed so they can have some fun. I give my ducks and chickens heads of cabbage hung up so they can have fun pulling off pieces and it gives them something to do, even heads of lettuce. I always see produce on sale and snatch it up. Something else they may like is a flock block they sell them at TSC, I have seen my ducks nibbling on them, [I actually buy them for the chickens} the main thing is don't let their water freeze they need a constant supply of fresh water. [that they can get dirty] LOL
