can I house chickens and ducks together

[jimandcaitlin]

Can I house chickens and ducks together

 

[chickenlver2013]

Can I house chickens and ducks together

Yes, have they been raised together? Since babies? That helps them cope more since they would know each other.

 

[nayeli]

I wasn't going to because sometimes you will have problems (pecking or bullying) but I had too, and mine are doing pretty well together. The chickens are older but they are bantams so they are still smaller. The ducks are braver and are outnumbered which helps keep them in check.

Haven't seen to much of a problem, if anything the ducks are more problematic than the chicks.

 

[MySweetChickens]

i would not house them together i had 1 drake and three hens with the chickens and they scalped one of the chickens luckily the chicken survived

 

[nayeli]

Are we talking grown or babies? I do babies together. Grown some people have success with but as above mentioned its more of a risk.

 

[jimandcaitlin]

I currently have 10 6 weeks old chicks I wanted to put 2 ducklings in with them to try for some double yokes

 

[nayeli]

Double yokes?

 

[chickenlver2013]

Double yokes?

Duck eggs and chicken eggs.