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Are you building 2 separate coops - 1 for geese & 1 for the ducks?
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Are you building 2 separate coops - 1 for geese & 1 for the ducks?
So have been researching away trying to decide on the size of the chicken coop and I've read multiple places that 3'squared is adequate floorspace per chicken. So hypothetically an 8x4 coop would be big enough to hold 10 hens...that seems really really small...is that right? I mean if it is yay for less building material I guess but wow seems tiny.
Thanks!
I was planning on just building one...is that a problem?
I was planning on just building one...is that a problem?
A fox or acoop?
I didnt even think of that! I was going to put a removable barrier wall in the coop was thinking more for breeding/hatching purposes. I definitely need to rethink my setup and check out the forum. Would sharing the same yard part of the time be a problem with the ganders as well?1 coop for geese & ducks is kind of tricky in that ganders tend to be aggressive/ defensive during breeding season and being larger, may injure ducks (they can even injure other male geese). I only have geese, so I'm going by what I've read over in the goose forum of BYC. What some people have done if they house geese & ducks together is either a) keep them in separate "pens" for the night or b) set it up so that theres a part of the coop that has a barrier that is low enough to where geese can't fit under, yet ducks can easily walk through, should they need an escape from a bully goose. You may want to check the Goose forum for more ideas.
Since you wrote that you're getting a pair of pilgrim and a pair buff geese (I'm assuming Male/Female --- if Female/ Female, you can disregard) I would even suggest different housing or separate pens for each pair to avoid fights between hormonal ganders
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As long as they have enough space, it shouldnt be a problem, the more space the better.