What Do Your Ducks Do in the Snow?

[Bills vs Beaks]

either hang out in the house on the shavings, or waddle outside looking for food. when snow is actually falling, they usually stay in the majority of the time, once it stops, they back out there
they spend most of the time just sleeping since they got nothing else to do no foraging, no water to swim in, no preening coz you just went swimming.....so on

oh and can you believe these noreasters?! we're supposed to get ANOTHER 5-8 inches next week, right on the *ahem* first day of "spring"....

 

[Beer can]

What do your ducks do in the snow?

Wade.

 

[3bird]

either hang out in the house on the shavings, or waddle outside looking for food. when snow is actually falling, they usually stay in the majority of the time, once it stops, they back out there
they spend most of the time just sleeping since they got nothing else to do no foraging, no water to swim in, no preening coz you just went swimming.....so on

oh and can you believe these noreasters?! we're supposed to get ANOTHER 5-8 inches next week, right on the *ahem* first day of "spring"....

We have a spring fed portion of little brook that generally stays open. This morning we busted some trail for them down to the water, and they spent more than an hour as the snow continued to fall!

 

[PouleNoire]

Aww, my ducks would be jealous if they knew yours got water to play in at this time of year!

 

[Julie Birb]

We have a spring bed portion of little brook that generally stays open. This morning we busted some trail for them down to the water, and they spent more than an hour as the snow continued to fall!

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Wow they are cute.

 

[PirateGirl]

The same things they do when it's not snowing they really don't seem to mind it. I will find a duck sized hole in the ice on the duck pool. They do hang out in their house when it's windy though, sunny or snowy.

 

[3bird]

The same things they do when it's not snowing they really don't seem to mind it. I will find a duck sized hole in the ice on the duck pool. They do hang out in their house when it's windy though, sunny or snowy.

Our run is covered, and we have plastic up on two sides in the winter, so they can be out but in at the same time

 

[Beer can]

Back when I did have ducks, free ranged, our pond would freeze over but the neighbors pond where the water ran in would stay free so all my ducks would go trespassing lol.

 

[FunkyFarmFlocks]

My duckies love the snow! My drake in particular loves to plop himself into a nice new pile of fresh powder over and over again when he first gets let out. When I'm pouring water on top of their frozen pool, they'll belly crawl over the icy water like it's nothing.

 

[PirateGirl]

oh, and snow is a delicious snack