Search results for query: *

I know there are lots of opinions on this issue! Personally I like shavings or a combo of shavings and stall pellets. I tried straw when the ducks were younger, but it was too hard to spot clean and stank quickly. My experience (with only 3 ducks) is that it's really easy to spot clean shavings...

I think it depend on the breed. My runners can do what I call "asisted hopping" they can fly for a couple of feet about 1-2 feet off the ground. They could hop the half foot lip into their old coop, but it sometimes took wings. Larger breeds can't hop as well. Ducks are so clumsy, I think if...

We've had our ducks for a little over 3 years. 3 female runners. This fall we finally built them a nice coop right next to their run in our small urban back yard. Before this they were herded every evening and morning to a coop under our back stairs. It was very safe for night time predators...