How to Install a Wooden Duck Nest Box

Wooden nest boxes offer ducks an ideal location for ducks to nest and reproduce. Improvements to nesting and brood success are possible with the proper installation and placement of the duck nest box. A good location and installation protects the ducklings from predators and gives them a better chance to develop into adult ducks.

Things You'll Need

  • Metal pole
  • Wooden duck nest box
  • Shovel
  • Post hole auger
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Instructions

  1. Installing a Wooden Duck Nest Box

    • 1

      Place a metal pole in the ground. Locate the pole near standing water and among dead trees standing in the water. A 4-inch pipe set 2 to 3 feet in the ground is ideal. Excavate the hole with a post hole auger, place the pole and tamp the dirt back in place around the pole.

    • 2

      Attach the wooden nest box to the pole about 5 feet above ground level. Place the nest box on the pole with the entrance hole facing the water. Attach a metal predator guard, a circle of light sheet metal bolted in place around the pole, about a foot below the nest box.

    • 3

      Clear any branches that obstruct the flight approaches to the nest box.