Update: Got tarps up right before the cold hit, and the coop full of straw. Worked great! Everything stayed dry, and as long as I kept adding straw it stays clean. I can tell its a couple degree's warmer in behind the tarp, so I'm sure the ducks appreciated it. :D
Things are starting to warm...
We do have to giant (50-100 year old) maple trees in our yard. In the fall I collect a bunch of leaves and put them in the run, it works really great!
Its pretty wet right now for leaf collection now though.
Yep! Thats the one!
This is how ours have been for years. The photos are from Summer, and its somewhat dry. It gets crazy muddy and gross in the fall/winter though, so its pretty rough. Can't wait for that covered run, hoping to get it for Christmas. ;)
I can probably upload a photo of the...
I did make a thread in the past about my setup, let me see if I can find a link.
I have considered a hoop coop, and love the idea. But of course, my dad is animate about the coop being made of steel so it does't rot, and lasts a while in our wet climate.
I made an article about my bantam...
I've been searching FB marketplace and Craigslist for weeks now looking for something to convert into a duck coop. I have 10 ducks, 3 of which are drakes who I separate in the summer. I've been looking for something 5x10 so they have wiggle room if they have to be in their coop for an extended...