Comments on: Caring for Ducks in Winter

By: Kalyn Mcguire

Kalyn Mcguire — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:37:38 +0000

Your ducks are so cute!Are they Indian runner ducks?I have 5 Runners and would like to keeep them warm.I live In the Adorondacks and am unsure of how to heat my Straw lined shelter.Any advise?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:45:53 +0000

Hi, WE have a duck that has adopted us and is living under our porch. it comes out maybe once a day for food and water. There are two other ducks that it , not sure male or female, used to hang out with but they roam. We live on a quiet river so they are always out and about. Anyway, I’m concerned that it might be sick or that it is sitting on eggs that are never going to hatch. Of course it is in the further most and darkest corner of the porch so we can’t see whether or not there are eggs. Any suggestions???

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:59:05 +0000

I have 6 ducks that we have just recently released from their cage(due to them now being old enough and having feathers). We have a 5 acre lake and they love it. There are a lot of woods and wildlife around so at night time my husband and I wrangle them up so they can sleep safely n their cage. It is quite a chore. I have read other postings about people getting their ducks in at night and it sounds like they are trained to do so. Just wondered if anyone had suggestions on how I could go about doing this. Right now it is a 2 person job to get them put up and unfortunately my husband travels a lot. I love my ducks and want them robe safe. Would appreciate any suggestions!

By: Tia

Tia — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:53:53 +0000

Hi,
I live in Michigan and have 15 ducks. They love to talk and spend most of there time with our 46 chickens,as they were all raised together. Our ducks are 6 months old and have their own coop (15 by 12 ft). Every night they go in and wait for me to shut the door, we have to do this due to raccoons. I’ve had ducks in the past and they have always done well in winter. I can wait for the snow but it will be funny to see these guys experience their first winter.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:22:07 +0000

Hi,
I live in NH and I have 4 Appleyard ducks and 2 mallards who decided to stay with us this winter. Anyone who has not experienced the joy of owning ducks should try. They are the joy of my life and their antics are adorable. It is very cold here and although I too have a heat lamp in their coop they want to be outside in their kennel. Today it will be 10 degrees outside but they just plop down in their hay to keep warm. It is a chore to keep all their area clean in the winter but they are worth every minute of it. At night I come out and say “OK, time for bed” and they all scramble into their coop quacking away. I am waiting for Spring so I can enjoy them even more. On nice days (above 30) I fill up a tupperware tub and they all get excited because they know it is bath time. They are wonderful pets ! Thanks for sharing your stories…