Will ducks use a ramp

[Cayuga momma]

I have this chicken coop but I have way more chickens than it can accommodate so instead of having 2 chicken coops I am wanting to use it as a duck house since I only have 5 ducks (they free range in the day) in the past my ducks have been stubborn about not wanting to use nesting boxes to lay their eggs(I usually find them in the corners or wedged behind nesting boxes or occasionally in the pool) but even if they dont use the boxes i want them to have the option of being somewhere protected from the wind and rain but I didn't know if they would use the ramp and if not how could i modify it to be suitable for themView attachment 1687987 View attachment 1687988

Maybe since they aren't using the nesting boxes, you can remove them and put a ramp in coming from the other direction where the angle isn't as steep, that leads up to where the nesting boxes are now.
Are you planning on moving them to something bigger once they are fully grown? From the picture, the coop and run look kinda small for 5 ducks

 

[chickens really]

I have a ramp in my Ducks Coop. Also I have a prefab Coop I use for a nursery and hospital. The ramp was made wider and my Duck go up no problem. Try making a platform up top and change the angle of the ramp..

 

[Miss Lydia]

@Cayuga momma idea really sounds best since the side the ramp is on isn’t wide enough to do any changes.

 

[chickens really]

@Cayuga momma idea really sounds best since the side the ramp is on isn’t wide enough to do any changes.

That's why I suggested a platform at the top and have the ramp going the other way...

 

[Cayuga momma]

That's why I suggested a platform at the top and have the ramp going the other way...

I think both of our ideas are good options since we don't know what is easiest and will work best until 3bird can get in there and try adjusting.

 

[chickens really]

I think both of our ideas are good options since we don't know what is easiest and will work best until 3bird can get in there and try adjusting.

Yep..Adjustments will help. Ducks are not chickens after all..

 

[Runner duck mom]

Could you try putting a small platform at the bottom of the ramp. The ramp could rest on top of the platform making it a little less steep. Not sure if that makes sense.
Or possibly...

Small L shape built out of the existing ramp but it would take up a bit more room in their coop.
We also used a roll of the rubber stuff you use to line cabinets to give our quacks more traction on the ramp by their pool.

 

[chickens really]

Could you try putting a small platform at the bottom of the ramp. The ramp could rest on top of the platform making it a little less steep. Not sure if that makes sense.
Or possibly...View attachment 1688228
Small L shape built out of the existing ramp but it would take up a bit more room in their coop.
We also used a roll of the rubber stuff you use to line cabinets to give our quacks more traction on the ramp by their pool.

That's what I meant minus the top ramp

 

[3bird]

I think both of our ideas are good options since we don't know what is easiest and will work best until 3bird can get in there and try adjusting.

Yep! But not our coop. We're the ones with the long ramp the ducks adore and readily use. ;-) The OP is @Bekahh.

 

[Cayuga momma]

Yep! But not our coop. We're the ones with the long ramp the ducks adore and readily use. ;-) The OP is @Bekahh.

Haha you're right, I think I need to take more sinus meds