You are correct to be worried about them being out at night! Make sure that thier pen is predator proof....that is, lined inside with hardware cloth!
OK, serve all meals IN THE PEN. My ducks get a small meal in the morning before I open the door of the pen, and dinner in the pen at the SAME...
Absolutely SPLIT this pen. 1) Diet. Your ducks must have a diet designed for waterfowl. They can not eat with chickens. The best diet for them floats in water and is called " Mazuri Waterfowl Maintenance." This is special ordered at feed stores that sell Purina products. Your chickens have...
Hello, The ducks will make your chicken pen too wet and muddy for the chickens. Also, the ducks can not live healthy lives on chicken scratch. They need a specific diet for waterfowl. To be fair, you need to keep these birds in separate quarters.