Can ducks be with chickens and rosters?

[Animal Export]

Just needs a turkey for Turducken.

what do you mean by that? Just wondering

 

[Crazychickengirl2]

what do you mean by that? Just wondering

It's a turkey stuffed with duck stuffed with chicken

 

[Brooks_]

what do you mean by that? Just wondering

It's a dumb American kitchen creation. A boneless chicken breast stuffed in a boneless duck breast stuffed in a mostly boneless turkey.

 

[TJAnonymous]

I started reading this thread, got to page 4 and stopped. My suggestion to the OP... Take everyone's EXPERIENCES and decide what works for you. I say experiences because others may have a different situation and set up so a different experience....

I have 4 ducks - one drake and 3 females. I have 6 chickens (3 adult hens, 1 adult roo, and 3 chicks) who share the same coop and yard. I've NEVER had my drake harm any of my chickens. Not even when I've had 2 of the 3 duck hens sitting on eggs.

My setup has a small coop (4 ft x 6 ft) with elevated roosts for the chickens although some of the hens and chicks sleep on the floor with the ducks. My run is about 25 ft x 25 ft and covered to keep predators out. I normally lock the ducks in the coop at night but I haven't for the past few weeks because I have a duck hen sitting on eggs in a playhouse that's in their run. So currently all the ducks sleep outside but even when they are in the coop together I've not had any trouble.


Now before anyone jumps me about the size of the coop being too small, yes I agree. I didn't intend this little coop to be used but the ducks and chickens choose to sleep/roost there so I let them.


Another potentially critical detail is that I have pipe fencing between my pen where the ducks are and my main coop/run. This means the chickens can always fly up onto the fence or over it to get away from the ducks if they want. However I've never witnessed them trying to escape the ducks... Other roosters, yes. Ducks, no.... The ducks (both hens and drake) WILL hiss at any chicken that invades their personal space but they don't chase or try to harm anyone.

 

[Animal Export]

If you can guys i posted a thread and it is called mam muscovy duck eating eggs can you reply to it and what is the reason???

 

[U_Stormcrow]

It's a dumb American kitchen creation. A boneless chicken breast stuffed in a boneless duck breast stuffed in a mostly boneless turkey.

Actually, its Medieval French. An Engastration. Similar to a farce, but showing more skill (and wealth), as it involves a complete animal (animals, really), and thus, a dish reserved for royalty. From the latin facire, meaning "to stuff". It may be late Roman, see "Trojan Boar", but likely comes to America from the claimed Tudor practice of stuffing a pigeon in a chicken in a goose in a pie crust (en croûte).

 

[Brooks_]

Actually, its Medieval French

Still a dumb idea.

 

[-Shade-]

Still a dumb idea.

Maybe, but it sounds like a pretty creative/crazy thanksgiving dinner dish to me.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Still a dumb idea.

I did say its Medieval French.... These are, after all, the same people who thought it was a great idea to make those famous french sauces we all know as a way to cover the flavor of food that was slightly spoiled.

As opposed to the Germans, who simply rotted the food deliberately, i.e. sauerbraten.

of the two, I prefer the German.

 

[T-R-O-U-B-L-E]

Breeds may play a role in that too. And sometimes people don't have the materials and the space to have them sperated.

Then they shouldnt own ducks and chickens. It is literally, factually dangerous to keep them together. It is bad animal husbandry to keep them together.