How do I get my ducks to enter their shelter?
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The Lady Amherst’s Pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae, is family Phasianidae.
These are native to south western China and Myanmar
The adult male is 100-120 cm in length, its tail accounting for 80 cm of the total length. It is unmistakable with its black and silver head, long grey tail and rump, and red, blue, white and yellow body plumage. The "cape" can be raised in display.
This species is closely related to the Golden Pheasant and the introduced populations in England will interbreed.
Question by Kyle D: How do I get my ducks to enter their shelter?
I have three adult ducks about 8 months old that I’ve raised that live in my backyard, and since winter is coming and I live in delaware, I built them a shelter. It is essentially a dog house and I put straw bedding in there, but they don’t ever go in. It’s getting cold out and they quack all night (which I assume is them complaining lol)… how do I get them to stay in and use their house?
Also, I’ve tried putting their food in and in front of it.
Can you help? Leave your own answer in the comments!
4 Responses to How do I get my ducks to enter their shelter?
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put fod on it rather than in front they’ll warm up to it eventually.
inurface
December 18, 2013 at 8:43 pm
When we built a doghouse for our ducks, we included a door that acted as a ramp, so they could walk up the ramp and we could lock them in.
We used to have to catch them and put them into their houses.
Until the raccoons and coyotes found them and started eating them. Now they wait inside their houses for us to lock them in at dusk. I’d keep catching them and locking them in until they get the hint. They’ll eventually allow themselves to be herded into their houses just to keep from being caught.
Thomas G
December 18, 2013 at 9:29 pm
Add another source of heat besides the straw, like a light bulb.
On top of everything else should do the trick. Put some decoys in the house too. Or hang some Donald duck, howard the duck, posters in their home, b/c ducks like pictures of their role models. Then you can also try relocating their house. If none of these tactics work, it means they’re claustrophobic, and prefer facing northeastern winter’s fury head on.
scattered&thrashed76$
December 18, 2013 at 10:03 pm
Put their food in there. If they get hungry enough I bet they will go in, then lock them in.
David S.
December 18, 2013 at 10:10 pm