AndyRoo Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Soooo, after a lot of pleading I might be getting some pet ducks. Does anyone keep their in an Eglu Cube? I'd keep it propped up on breeze blocks - so not as high as a normal cube - and build a custom ramp for them to get up and down... but I wasn't sure about the roosting bars? I'm weighing up this option vs. a normal wooden duck house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I've had ducks for 9 years and a week (they were a birthday present ) and bought a Go for them, on the basis that it has the flattest tray. They also use the Rablu if they're out on the lawn but I wouldn't put them in the Classic or Cube because of the roosting bars, I think their feet would get stuck between the bars. We've had commercial white ducks and now have Call Ducks and to be honest they usually sleep on a pallet on the floor of the walk in run, rarely use the Go. If you take the roosting bars out of a mk1 Cube it has quite a step down and there's a partition between the trays so not ideal. I haven't seen the new Cube so not sure about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 Thanks Lewis. I did wonder about their feet. In which case, I might just get them a 'normal' duck house. I'm going with some Campbells. Apparently they're very quiet and very tame - plus, lots of eggs. I was told by a breeder that Call Ducks are called 'Call' for a reason. I think my neighbours might bury me under one of their patios if I got birds any noisier than the chooks. Which I am already considering putting up a noise reducing fence around their new pen. For the first time ever the other week, I heard them singing their egg song at about 6:30am. That was from our bedroom at the front of the house, and I happen to know my neighbours both have their rooms at the rear of the house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeramaSilly Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 My friend used to have call ducks - every time anyone walked down the garden they would peck the back of your ankles - it didn't hurt but it was quite scary! 😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
