What is everybody doing to "winterize" their ducks this year?

[duckiefanatic]

For us we just put tarps around some of the sides to block the wind and the top to block the snow.

 

[mississippifarmboy]

nuttin'



We don't get much severe weather, so we don't do much for winter different than any other season.

 

[Amiga]

I like to have a nice base of compost and straw the ducks can walk on. Once the ground gets really frozen, or there has been a bunch of snow, I like to have some kind of straw or sawdust to put down so they can get off the snow or ice.

The ducks' night shelter is well insulated year-round, so that is covered.

I also stretch a cover over the top of their day pen if it is supposed to snow, to keep that off the pen area instead of having to shovel it. On sunny days I roll the cover back to let sunlight in for warmth.

 

[Going Quackers]

I put heated buckets in lol I also got rid of the pools, they are dangerous if they are not kept open. They have access to the barn so they don't need any extra shelter.... they have 1/3 of an acre fenced so it's not possible to tarp, cover, enclose etc. They are all full flight and will leave sometimes to forage.

I did toss some romaine lettuce this morning for some greens but i keep it really simple with the ducks actually.

 

[Oregon Blues]

Nothing. It can easily get to 20 below (F) here.

My birds have shelter from the weather that is available all year round. They get a good diet, so they are getting adequate calories. The only thing I do different is to go out and break ice off their ponds twice a day and I top off all the ponds on any day that the hoses aren't so frozen that I can't get water to the birds. If I can keep enough water in the ponds, I can just break ice and don't have to bucket water to the birds.

The geese usually break their own ice. The ducks sit around and complain about the ice until I come out and break it for them.

 

[ChicagoDucks]

The geese usually break their own ice. The ducks sit around and complain about the ice until I come out and break it for them.

I can relate!!! My ducks complain about the craziest things. Silly creatures.