If I bought baby ducks for my daughter this summer- what do I do with them come WINTER?

Question

I'm in Wisconsin- it gets colder than a witches brass ***** here. Sometimes negative 20 degree windchill at night. Do most people butcher their ducks in fall or keep them in a shed? Like a hen house? Come to think of it- what do farmers do with their chickens in winter......hmmmmm guess that's where all the chicken soup comes from? Idk

Answer 1

Well most farmers won't butcher their chickens that are still laying eggs pretty regularly. During the winter we just let our ducks run free, we leave a shed open for them to go into. But we live in Texas and rarely see freezing weather

Most farmers or rancher like myself have a hen shed that is kept warm by a heat lamp. You can buy a hen shed kit at most country stores like Tractor Supply, or just build a make shift shed and just string a heat lamp to it. If you do however- you may want to get one that has a timer on it that way you don't burn out the bulb, burn the ducks, or start a fire in the shed.

Answer 2

We let ours run free but they go in a coop when they're cold..they usually don't though..they hate being locked up..then again if it gets negative 20 it may be a bit different.