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October 17, 2023

Hen Houses Save Mallards

Hen Houses are the most cost-effective tool to increase mallard production. Targeted to areas of the highest mallard breeding density, Delta Waterfowl Hen Houses consistently boost nest success to more than 60 percent. In areas where […]
March 15, 2022

Delta Expanding Hen House Program

Delta Waterfowl technicians are working furiously to maintain and add to Delta’s fleet of nearly 10,000 Hen House mallard nesting structures. This important work contributes to the PPR’s overall production of as many as 70 percent […]
December 15, 2021

Delta’s Hen House Program Gets A Boost

Delta Waterfowl’s mallard-producing Hen House program has received a $30,000 donation from SportDOG Brand’s Conservation Fund. The gift will support the construction, installation and maintenance of the nesting structures throughout key breeding areas of North America’s prairie […]
October 5, 2021

A Look At Hen Houses For Mallards

One of the most interesting waterfowl conservation projects is the ongoing deployment of “hen houses” created and put out by Delta Waterfowl. Each week this fall we will be profiling a different conservation project and this […]
August 3, 2021

Delta Waterfowl Expanding Hen House Program

A large grant will help Delta Waterfowl send more ducks winging south from prairie Canada. The Manitoba Conservation Trust announced plans this month to fund the construction and maintenance of 150 new mallard-producing Hen Houses in […]
July 10, 2019

Hen Houses Helping Mallards

A large grant from Manitoba’s newly established Conservation Trust will help Delta Waterfowl produce more ducks for all duck hunters through the use of hen houses. As one of the first round of projects approved under […]