why wont they go in their "house"

[688peterl]

i dont wanna lock them in all night there will deffo be friction then

 

[688peterl]

plus the floor isnt level because of the straw so the drinker would spill, i dont even have them out at night yet anyways but as soon as they have all their feathers they are out 24/7, thats if louis hanst had all of his feathers pulled out by donald

 

[LoreenH]

They don't have to have water at night as long as they have NO food.

 

[688peterl]

Quote:
yeah i know but i dont wanna leave them without water best to be on the safe side

 

[jrleader99]

My runners pretty much stay outside in their run all night. They do spend some time in their house when they want to dry off or lay eggs but otherwise they are outside.

 

[688peterl]

I JUST FOUND ANOTHER ******* FEATHER

 

[688peterl]

seriously its getting ridic now! don has pulled at least 4 of lous new feathers out! he so is not getting any peas tomorrow if this continues

 

[rAZinBaBEEZ]

I am having the same issues with my 3 mallards. No matter where I put their duck house, they want nothing to do with it as far as sleeping in it. I put their food bowl in there, and put the water bowl on the outside. My ducks were happy going in and out of the house to get their food, but they do not want to stay in there.

My husband seems to think that the mallards would love to stay in the pond all winter...I think they should be locked in the duck house all night. Give them a place to actually dry out.

Their duck house is where the swing is at on the upper deck. They have access to all of the pond area and also the covered deck.

I live in Pennsylvania, where the winters get pretty cold. How cold is too cold for ducks? Am I over pertected, or do ducks really need to be locked up?

 

[Wifezilla]

Ducks come with a nice layer of fat and their own down coats.

Mine will actually sleep in their dog igloo, but only in bad weather. If it is nice they just sleep where ever.

 

[LAMchop]

Quote:
That is so beautiful!

It looks like duck paradise!