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How many of you guys have wood duck houses on your properties? I want to put my first one in this spring as soon as the ground thaws enough to where I can dig a hole. Any tips or suggestions?
I put some out a few years ago. Made them out of cedar. I put them on the edge of ditches that are about 3-4' deep. They are mounted on 2" galvanized pipes that were about 11' long. I chiseled a hole through the ice and stood on my 4 wheeler rack and pounded the pipes in and then mounted the houses with u-bolts and put cedar mulch/chips in them. Actually cleaned them out last week.
I put some out a few years ago. Made them out of cedar. I put them on the edge of ditches that are about 3-4' deep. They are mounted on 2" galvanized pipes that were about 11' long. I chiseled a hole through the ice and stood on my 4 wheeler rack and pounded the pipes in and then mounted the houses with u-bolts and put cedar mulch/chips in them. Actually cleaned them out last week.
Not that I know of. I had eggs in one box last year and there was an oddball egg in there too and I think the woody abandoned the box. I had a trailcam on the post of that box and had quite a few woodies using that particular ditch.
Fleet farm has them. But my son and I built one together per the Wisconsin Outdoor news specs. We put it over our pond. But never have had ducks in it. Sucks.
Those are the plans(WON)I followed. Luckily, I had all the materials on hand and the cost was minimal. My grandpa had a ton of cedar boards he gave me and I pulled the galvanized pipe out of the old barn on my place.
From what I've read they just need a clear path to the water. Not necessarily a manicured lawn, but not a thick row of inpenetrable thicket growth either.
That's good to know. If I have success near the water maybe in coming years I could set one close to our cabin so the kids and I can watch the ducks. The cabin is about 1/5th of a mile from the ditch/creek as the crow flies.
What does everyone use for baffles? Store bought ones are pricey. I could easily attach the house to a tree but a post with baffle is highly recommended for predator control everywhere I read.
I don't have any on mine. Two of the boxes are on 2" galv pipe and about 5' off the water. Couple other boxes are on 1 1/4 pipe. I dont think coon would be able to climb up the smooth pipes. I haven't seen any mice/squirrel/predator activity in any boxes. I would get a piece of tin and cut it and use it as a baffle. What type of post will you be using?
I don't have any on mine. Two of the boxes are on 2" galv pipe and about 5' off the water. Couple other boxes are on 1 1/4 pipe. I dont think coon would be able to climb up the smooth pipes. I haven't seen any mice/squirrel/predator activity in any boxes. I would get a piece of tin and cut it and use it as a baffle. What type of post will you be using?
You'll have to cut a piece of tin. If I put anymore boxes out, I'm thinking about using 3" or 4" pvc as a post. I think a coon would have a heck of a time trying to crawl up pvc.