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Do ducks go inside to roost?

Posted By: Gary Benson

Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 11:37 AM

Like chickens do? At dark.
Posted By: Jerry Jr.

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 11:47 AM

In my experience, no. I even put a truck cap out for them. The only time they use it is when it gets really cold out. I didn't raise them in the coup so I don't know if that would have made a difference or not.
Posted By: bhugo

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 11:47 AM

Ours didn’t when I was young.
Posted By: coonlove

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 11:49 AM

All mine over the years, if given a choice, chose to stay in the highest point in the yard where they could see for a distance.
Posted By: pintail_drake04

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 11:50 AM

Mine won't go to the coop by themselves, but they would stay just outside of it if I let them. However, I have my chickens and ducks trained to come when called and to "go to bed" at night. When I holler that, they will rush inside the coop or run for the night.
Posted By: nightlife

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 11:55 AM

Depends some will some won’t goes for both, training helps but there will always be that one that will insist on roosting outside

When I was a kid my uncle had a couple hundred ducks that had a pen in the barn and were let out to roam the farm every morning, every evening they were waiting outside the barn then followed him into their pen to be feed, it’s what i mean by training some would be waiting inside already
Posted By: Lugnut

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 11:59 AM

Mine didn't. They'd sit outside in thunderstorms overnight even though there was a coop right there.
Posted By: Hutchy

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 12:25 PM

I wish.

Would make hunting them so much easier if they had little duckie roost buildings in the marsh.
Posted By: 330-Trapper

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Hutchy
I wish.

Would make hunting them so much easier if they had little duckie roost buildings in the marsh.

LOL!
Posted By: seniortrap

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 12:41 PM

When I had chickens, I hatched some Mallards. They would follow the chickens into the coop at night.

Later when older, they flew away.
Posted By: Pete in Frbks

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 03:28 PM

Put a water bed in the coop for them. Yer welcome....!

Pete
Posted By: cotton

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 04:48 PM

My ducks don't have a bedtime, they nap when they want and will be feeding or roaming around at 0300.
Posted By: Providence Farm

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 05:05 PM

Mine didn't and a fox carried them all off one night.
Posted By: Hutchy

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by Pete in Frbks
Put a water bed in the coop for them. Yer welcome....!

Pete


That's good. Lol
Posted By: TurkeyWrangler

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 06:49 PM

Mine would put themselves to bed right off my back porch. I guess they felt safe there and nothing ever bothered them as I had outside dogs. Only problem was, every time you came or went out the back door you were walking in duck poo. I don't have ducks anymore.
Posted By: arcticotter

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 08:06 PM

My neighbors stay out
Posted By: Drifter

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/24/22 09:26 PM

Ours stay out.
Posted By: mudtracker

Re: Do ducks go inside to roost? - 06/25/22 02:12 AM

You have to train them to go in the coop at night.
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