What Do Your Ducks Do in the Snow?

[3bird]

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.

Did they have to carry their quackports?

 

[3bird]

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.

Angus, one of our drakes, likes the drifts as well.

 

[AshleyNicole06]

That's poetic! We're about to head out to feed them their soup.

What's in this soup?

 

[3bird]

What's in this soup?

It varies depending on what we have around. Veggi scraps, corn, peas, beans, raisins, some sort of greens, oatmeal, etc. in warm water. Always with a mealworm crumble on top!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I was going to take a pic of what my ducks do in the snow but they didn't come out today in the snow but just for a few minutes and we only got about 7"

 

[PotatoWaffles]

When I had ducks, they never minded the snow. They would tuck their heads under their wings and sleep outside every night in the snow rather than sleep in the coop. Only on the coldest sub zero nights would they grudgingly head inside. Their little web prints in the snow were the cutest .

My chickens, on the other hand, are spoiled and won't set foot in the snow. It's funny watching them launch themselves from the coop step over top of the snow to get to the path I'm shoveling out to them. I have to shovel all around the coop to get them to come outside in the winter, spoiled little birds, lol.

 

[Bills vs Beaks]

When I had ducks, they never minded the snow. They would tuck their heads under their wings and sleep outside every night in the snow rather than sleep in the coop. Only on the coldest sub zero nights would they grudgingly head inside. Their little web prints in the snow were the cutest .

My chickens, on the other hand, are spoiled and won't set foot in the snow. It's funny watching them launch themselves from the coop step over top of the snow to get to the path I'm shoveling out to them. I have to shovel all around the coop to get them to come outside in the winter, spoiled little birds, lol.

ducks thats very true, I would 100% agree with this post except MY chickens wont come out at ALL

 

[PotatoWaffles]

ducks thats very true, I would 100% agree with this post except MY chickens wont come out at ALL
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Look at those adorable little webby prints! I miss those lol

 

[Bills vs Beaks]

Look at those adorable little webby prints! I miss those lol

arent they
oh yeah, @Julie Birb

you guys not getting any more snow? :/

 

[PotatoWaffles]

arent they
oh yeah, @Julie Birb

you guys not getting any more snow? :/

No, we are done with the snow in Ohio until next winter (hopefully). But I don't have ducks anymore, as of last August. So I miss seeing those little webby prints stomped all around in the snow lol. I like my chickens, but they just don't have the same cuteness level as ducks. Ducks are the cutest!