What do you do with ducks during the winter

[Ratchnick]

I have 3 ducks and 4 drakes and everyone is fine. It can be done but probably not during breeding season. Use common sense. I bring out a 2 gallon bucket of water twice a day. Bathing every day is preposterous. The way i see it my ducks dont need to bathe more then i do. Once a week is plenty. Under No circumstances bring your ducks inside durring the winter. Your ducks will grow a thick down coat. If You dont belive me put on enough clothing for 20 below and hang out inside for a few hours, then go back outside in the cold.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

I have 3 ducks and 4 drakes and everyone is fine. It can be done but probably not during breeding season. Use common sense. I bring out a 2 gallon bucket of water twice a day. Bathing every day is preposterous. The way i see it my ducks dont need to bathe more then i do. Once a week is plenty. Under No circumstances bring your ducks inside durring the winter. Your ducks will grow a thick down coat. If You dont belive me put on enough clothing for 20 below and hang out inside for a few hours, then go back outside in the cold.

completely wrong. ducks need daily water and lots of swim time. they are WATERfowl for a reason. you can bring your ducks indoors, i always do and they are perfectly happy

 

[NatJ]

Under No circumstances bring your ducks inside durring the winter.

you can bring your ducks indoors, i always do and they are perfectly happy

I think you need to pick where your ducks will live, and not move them back and forth. If they can survive summer, of course they can be OK at house temperature if they stay there all the time.

They can have the right number of feathers to be warm outside, or the right number to be comfortable inside, but what they cannot do is change quickly from one to the other and back again.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

They'll be fine getting water 1x or 2x a day before it freezes. They DO NOT need to have bathes and swimming pools, let alone 24/7/365. Mine didn't for 4 or 5 years and they were more than happy.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

They'll be fine getting water 1x or 2x a day before it freezes. They DO NOT need to have bathes and swimming pools, let alone 24/7/365. Mine didn't for 4 or 5 years and they were more than happy.

atleast a kiddie pool is necessary

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

I think you need to pick where your ducks will live, and not move them back and forth. If they can survive summer, of course they can be OK at house temperature if they stay there all the time.

They can have the right number of feathers to be warm outside, or the right number to be comfortable inside, but what they cannot do is change quickly from one to the other and back again.

they sleep indoors at night and go outside during the day. they have a choice to come in if they see cold but like to stay during the day

 

[JacinLarkwell]

atleast a kiddie pool is necessary

Umm... no it's not. Mine had small rubber bowls that they could dunk their heads in and that was it

 

[TomCahalan]

atleast a kiddie pool is necessary

It absolutely is not. Please don't spread false information. For good health, ducks need to be able to wash their bills and eyes and that is it. Ducks greatly enjoy swimming, but do not need it.

 

[Jadakraft1]

Your drakes are going to be a problem for your duck and your chickens. I recommend culling them all and starting fresh in spring.

As soon as we can add another or a couple of runs I’m planning on dividing up the bunches