Do the chickens and ducks get along well? I have both and I separated them worried either they'd fight with each other..especially the males... or the baby chicks would drown in the duck pond we have....it would be great if I could put them together...save me room on the coops....
I have dogs.....but in they middle of training a new one, she still has a tendency to think they are food and not charges, but she's learning...plus until I can get a higher fence so they can't jump over, they're in the coops.....right now they can fly right over into the fields and neighbors...
I have tubs if water for them....unable to free range due to being too close to the fields and the risk of coyotes, kit foxes, and stray dogs/cats.....but they have a large coop next to trees and a canopy.....the frozen milk jugs sound like a good idea....might have to try that...