yea thanks you guys, the only reason why i was going to build that shelter thing was to let the duck go under whenever he/she needed to for shade from the hot weather in the summer or to be warm in the winter. Also, i was going to build it to put the duck in at night so racoons wont eat it (like my last one 5 years ago =*( ... if i do build one, dont worry itll be BIG... maybe over 5 feet wide and long. Thanks for your replies again! i am planning on getting a white pekin or some mallards.