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You will need to have a safe enclosure but that does not mean it needs to be a coop type shelter. A safe run is essential so keeping them in a predator proof area is definately a good idea but ducks are not like chickens that line up to get in the coop every night before sundown so you may need...

Ducks do need enough water to cover their nostrils and bathe in but you will want it shallow enough that the chickens won't drown because they somehow manage to commit suicide if you have a deep pond. Falling in does not always kill them immediately but they will get water in their air sacs and...

Do not brood the chicks and ducklings together and then you can raise them together outside. You do not want drakes thinking chicken hens are just as good for breeding as duck hens because their anatomy will kill a chicken if they breed them. This is usually only a problem when they are raised...