Well done! Love the inside/outside footage. So happy you were able to find Petey a temporary home with skilled people to get him ready for a good life. :) Thank you!!
Awesome video! This is my third year with ducks in my two boxes. Sometime next week is my guess for the jumping day, last year our grandkids watched from our cabin. Hopefully some day will get a camera for our boxes. Thanks for sharing...Ken
Nature sure is wonderful. Nice job on the video Ashley and Matt. Hope you guys have some trips planned for this year. Thanks for sharing and we’ll catch ya on the next episode. ATB Mike
Hope it helped!!! The Doris update one (one with raccoon on the thumbnail) is a great happy ending video with adorable ducklings if she needs a little more cheering up! Thanks for watching.
They actually seem to really enjoy them. Many are much smaller than these ones we have. They nest in natural cavities in trees which are even smaller still. 🤷 I guess it’s just a duck thing. Bigger floor plans make room for predators.
@@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife I wouldn't have the ingress/egress port enlarged, just big enough for the adult wood ducks...and maybe have the wall with the port in it at a slight angle so the little ones can get out easier. I've never built a wood duck nest box and from what I see, they function...I just thought maybe making it a little easier and roomier for them.
We that’s a easier jump than in the wild of 20-30 feet above the water outta a tree den/nest hole. Maybe install some more mesh on the sides of the box near the front of the hole like you got on the front to give them more climbing surface to grab hold of ? Great successful hatch video 😁👍🏼
Green backyard. We use the POE ones as our Wi-Fi is not going to reach out there. I did hear that they make a long range one now. Not the best user friendly cameras or systems but it worked for us.
At the end. The ducklings leave the nest by jumping from the hole to the ground/water below (the can’t fly). They won’t be able to return to the nest but they need nourishment and so they leave and the hen stays with them for several weeks until they can fly off on their own.
Inside of the box is a green backyard nest cam. We honestly don’t recommend them. More hassle than they are worth, but the market options for nest cams are thin.
Then they will be susceptible to predators. The height is specific such that raccoons can’t reach in. Some of our other videos show how that works. It’s intentionally deep.
Well done! Love the inside/outside footage. So happy you were able to find Petey a temporary home with skilled people to get him ready for a good life. :) Thank you!!
Thank you! We are happy for Petey too! Such a cutie. You’ll really enjoy the inside audio on the Doris’s cam.
This is FABULOUS!!!
“Party without parental supervision” they were so cute! Great video!
They sure are cute!! 🥰
Awesome video! This is my third year with ducks in my two boxes. Sometime next week is my guess for the jumping day, last year our grandkids watched from our cabin. Hopefully some day will get a camera for our boxes. Thanks for sharing...Ken
Nice jump video. Glad to see the dumped egg hatch, i was a little worried about that.
We were too. It’s too bad it couldn’t of hatched a little sooner to jump with its fellow ducklings but it’s at least got a chance at the rehaber.
Nice vid! Great choice of background music and nice to see the little one is doing well.
Thanks Mike!
Great video guys, hope the baby duckling is doing well
The rehaber said they would send us some updates. Hopefully soon! Thanks for watching!
Nature sure is wonderful. Nice job on the video Ashley and Matt. Hope you guys have some trips planned for this year. Thanks for sharing and we’ll catch ya on the next episode. ATB Mike
Thanks Mike. We have a bit of a backlog on duck videos. Hiking will be back shortly. Several trips/videos planned!
Very nice!! Excellent job, really cool to see how they hatch n jump. Thanks guys
Thank you! Isn’t it cool to watch the whole process? Appreciate you watching and commenting. Stay tuned for Doris’ update!
Amazing video just played it for my girlfriend to cheer her up !!!
Hope it helped!!! The Doris update one (one with raccoon on the thumbnail) is a great happy ending video with adorable ducklings if she needs a little more cheering up! Thanks for watching.
Now we're ready for ours to make the jump.
That’s great! Hope you have a successful hatch!
cool
Every wood duck nest box I've seen looks incredibly cramped for the fowl. Has anyone thought about expanding the floorplan by a couple of inches?
They actually seem to really enjoy them. Many are much smaller than these ones we have. They nest in natural cavities in trees which are even smaller still. 🤷 I guess it’s just a duck thing. Bigger floor plans make room for predators.
@@HusbandWifeOutdoorLife I wouldn't have the ingress/egress port enlarged, just big enough for the adult wood ducks...and maybe have the wall with the port in it at a slight angle so the little ones can get out easier.
I've never built a wood duck nest box and from what I see, they function...I just thought maybe making it a little easier and roomier for them.
That's how they like it
Won't go in of to big
We that’s a easier jump than in the wild of 20-30 feet above the water outta a tree den/nest hole. Maybe install some more mesh on the sides of the box near the front of the hole like you got on the front to give them more climbing surface to grab hold of ?
Great successful hatch video 😁👍🏼
My first word of my comment was supposed to Be “ WELL” not We. Stupid autocorrect 😂
It is a nice short drop for them! We’ve thought about the extra mesh. There’s always one duckling trying the jump on the wrong side.
Awsome job . What kind of camera did u use for boxes also do I need wifi for them ? Thanks
Green backyard. We use the POE ones as our Wi-Fi is not going to reach out there. I did hear that they make a long range one now. Not the best user friendly cameras or systems but it worked for us.
What jump are you talking about?
At the end. The ducklings leave the nest by jumping from the hole to the ground/water below (the can’t fly). They won’t be able to return to the nest but they need nourishment and so they leave and the hen stays with them for several weeks until they can fly off on their own.
Wow! What type of cameras did you use?
Green backyard POE cameras. They worked …but not great. I don’t think I’d recommend them but options are limited.
Can you share the kind of camera you used?
Inside of the box is a green backyard nest cam. We honestly don’t recommend them. More hassle than they are worth, but the market options for nest cams are thin.
Raise the bottom of the nest so that the little ducks can jump easy and won't get stock inside!
Then they will be susceptible to predators. The height is specific such that raccoons can’t reach in. Some of our other videos show how that works. It’s intentionally deep.
Got it!