I don’t know where this is going to end up.
I first thought the ducks, once grown, would live on the pond. My concern about possible predators and the ducks becoming midnight snacks for coyotes had me thinking of a floating duck house. Then the option of building or perhaps buying a dog house kit — and starting the ducks in the pen, and moving them to the pond.
So in the middle of this thinking, the ducks finally received their official and final names: The largest duck is Gilbert. The two middle ducks who tend to stick to gether are Duck Vadar and Indiana Quackers. Quackers is the nosiest of the group and often runs with his bill open. The most independent — but also — most human friendly, is Mocha
The duck house idea was easily resolved by my friend, Jerry O’Rourke, and his sons during a recent visit to help me find scraps and boards in the wood piles to build our own:
The ducks moved into the pheasant pen and into the duck house for a few nights before the tempreatures dropped back into the low 30′s and high 20′s. They dont have all their feathers yet, so to keep warm, I moved them back into the heated box in the barn. After this week, they may be able to move back out.
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i love the design, but i think they need a water feature to keep in fine feather
Great point, Bart. In their pen, they have a small landscape pond, and then during the days I’m here, I walk them down to a 1/2 acre pond where they spend the day.
Beauntiful! I love Cayugas, But I currently have Black East Indians, and Indian Runner Ducks.