I just built a brand new duck house for my ducks that looks exactly like my home and cost a pretty penny, and now I can't get the ducks (3 yrs old) to go into it. Any suggestions?? Thanks!
Lori
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Domestic ducks and a new duckhouse............
LORIV73
Oct 20, 2004 09:12 AM
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curtissmith
Oct 21, 2004 12:15 PM
Have you tried leaving a trail of feed into it? Or physically placing them in it till they get the idea?
Ducks don't naturally investigate enclosed spaces. While chickens naturally roost in trees/bushes (semi-enclosed spaces) so will check out a coop, ducks tend to roost in the open. Yes, they're both domesticated but that doesn't overcome instincts.
Sorry, I'm more familiar with wild ducks than domestic. I can't imagine wild ducks wanting to go in a house 
where other wild birds that roost in trees will.
Curtis
