Can ducks be with chickens and rosters?

[Isadora]

we have them together right now.

Everything looks fine

Wishful thinking doesn't often turn into reality.
What's your set up like? Pictures?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I've had ducks and chickens "together" for more than two years now, w/o issue.
That said, I have one, sometimes two mature drakesand usually 8+ hens. The ducks sleep under the chicken's houses, and I have LOTS of space. If you don't measure your back yard in acres, you do not have "lots" of space.

Even so, ducks are wet, messy, disgusting creatures. I set out four clean 5 gallon water buckets a day for them, plus the automatic water supplies from my rain filled totes.
It can be done. The more drakes you have, relative to hens, the more challenging it becomes. The less space you have, the more challenging it becomes. At some point, better to raise them seperately. I'm not sure where that point is, and I'm certain it varies somewhat with the personality of your ducks.

Also, chicken hatchlings underfoot with ducks about is a recipe for crushed hatchlings. NOT good eats. I do seperate my hatchlings, for their safety.

 

[Animal Export]

Wishful thinking doesn't often turn into reality.
What's your set up like? Pictures?

Soory, Don't have any current pics. it has a roof and just like a normal cenal

 

[Animal Export]

I've had ducks and chickens "together" for more than two years now, w/o issue.
That said, I have one, sometimes two mature drakesand usually 8+ hens. The ducks sleep under the chicken's houses, and I have LOTS of space. If you don't measure your back yard in acres, you do not have "lots" of space.

Even so, ducks are wet, messy, disgusting creatures. I set out four clean 5 gallon water buckets a day for them, plus the automatic water supplies from my rain filled totes.
It can be done. The more drakes you have, relative to hens, the more challenging it becomes. The less space you have, the more challenging it becomes. At some point, better to raise them seperately. I'm not sure where that point is, and I'm certain it varies somewhat with the personality of your ducks.

Also, chicken hatchlings underfoot with ducks about is a recipe for crushed hatchlings. NOT good eats. I do seperate my hatchlings, for their safety.

your ducks and chickens dont live good together? True

 

[Lil_chickens]

Everything is always fine, until it's not.

Exactly, like a while ago I was careless and left an injured chicken with the rest of them. It taught me a good lesson.

 

[Animal Export]

Are have been there quite a while now

 

[Brooks_]

Are have been there quite a while now

If you are asking about the birds at U_ Stormcrow's house, it is unlikely your setup is near what he has. Yes, they can be together. That is the exception, not the rule. Tell us more about your set up..

 

[Animal Export]

Everything is always fine, until it's not.

Well why are they together everything fine for a long time!!

 

[Brooks_]

Well why are they together everything fine for a long time!!

Many acres with multiple housing structures.

 

[Animal Export]

just have food alot of boxes to sleep were water river that goes from a pond