Can you build an adjoining chicken and duck coop?

[shainamom]

Hello,
I've been a long time lurker and finally got the birds so now I can post LOL. 8 chicks and 6 ducks, all 2 weeks old, came to live with us on Mother's Day. Now getting ready to build the coop. I know they each need their own coops, mostly because ducks are very messy. Instead of building 2 coops can I build 1 big one with a divider? Will they know to go to the right house at night or will they get mixed up and I will have ducks in with my chickens and vice versa? They will be free range for the most part, don't know if that makes a difference or not. Thanks!

 

[augustmomx2]

Sorry I can't help you w/your question (I would love to have ducks, however), but I just wanted to say...

I was posting on this board waaaaay before I ever received my chickens

 

[Stamper]

I'm curious what others will say

 

[stumble_n_mumble]

hey. i have a coop right now with my silkies and pekin ducks together. same house same everything and i have no complaints. ducks aren't really terribly messy anyway but just may need the little more effort to clean thats all. i love having them all together. it is much easier.

 

[ttopmustanggt88]

i also have my ducks and chickens all together. i can tell that the ducks do mess it up faster than if i just had chickens. but the more time they can spend outside the easier it is on the coop. mine all get along fine.

 

[RockyToggRanch]

My ducks are guests in the chicken coop right now. They will not be staying. They empty out the waterer in no time flat and cause stinky wet bedding. I free range everyone all day long. I will probably build a duck yard and keep them seperate.

 

[Anny]

I am planning on housing my 2 ducks with my 5 chickens. When the ducks are old enough to move in how ever I Will be moving the water out side so they will not make a mess inside the coop.

 

[kingmt]

I keep mine together. They free range in the day now & are not to bad to mess up the coop. Before when they were in all day it made a very big mess. Best of luck to you.

 

[shainamom]

Thanks for all the replies. We live in upstate NY so I really don't want to be cleaning out the coop every day in the middle of winter. I was thinking of trying the deep litter method with the chickens...not sure if I can do the same with the ducks. Anyone?

If there were only 2 ducks I would put them all together but since there are 6 I think the mess would a lot more. Maybe I will go ahead and try them all together and see.

 

[sojeo]

I am curious about this as well. Thinking about getting a couple ducks to go with my chickens but not sure if it will work. Does DLM work with duckies?