We've decided to adopt !

[Finny]

Okay, duckies are in. We have a Day Pen that has seemed fairly secure for nearly four years. There is coated chain link across the bottom, secured to a perimeter made of 2 1"x6" boards - the fence is sandwiched between the boards. Imagine a giant screen window. Attached to that horizontal frame are vertical fence posts. Across the tops of those posts are more horizontal boards. The sides are fenced, the top is fenced. The night pen is much less finished looking. It's inside the walkout basement. Again, we have a frame around the bottom of the pen area. To that are attached studs that attach to boards fasted to the joists under our floor. The walls of the night pen are plastic poultry fence, and there is an addition enclosed by luan. The addition came along when we adopted more adult ducks. It is useful when someone needs to be separated. Right now, Bean is in the addition. I love him, but he cannot help himself - he spends too much time on top of Hazel lately. The addition can be separated from the main pen with puppy pen fencing. This is the widest angle I have of the night pen right now. Here is what I did to accommodate the runners' preference for nesting corners - a plywood square, 90 degrees to the pen wall. One view of the watering station. Closeup of the watering station. Works wonders.

Amiga what breed of duck are the black and white ones? They are gorgeous!

 

[Amiga]

They are black and chocolate runners. They began solid colors, and each month or so they get more "snow."

About six months old.

 

[Finny]

They are black and chocolate runners. They began solid colors, and each month or so they get more "snow." About six months old.

They sure are pretty

 

[Amiga]

Thanks. I am smitten.

 

[imperfectboi]

They really are gorgeous animals ! We already have an air purifier and dehumidifier. We just need to start building !