Different POULTRY Living Together? Which FOWL Types **UPDATE**

[chickenwhisperer123]

Any more thoughts on the topic anyone?

 

[MidnightChickenLover]

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[chickenwhisperer123]

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Definately!! Do you mind if I post it so others can read the article? Or is that against some copyright laws?

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

Okay, I have been messing around with this idea, and have come up with this.

How do you think this would work?

I dont know how many turkey diseases affect Pheasants/Peacocks, or the other way around, so I dont know about that. The waterfowl is a barrier between the chickens and everything else, to help with diseases (maybe..)

Any ideas on this would be appreciated!!
Jason

 

[toletiquesbysam]

I have 25chickens, 3 khaki campbell ducks and 2 sebastapol geese all in the same coop/run. The ducks/chickens have been together since babies and the 2 geese were added to the flock when they all moved out to the coop. They are all a happy group. The ducks tend to follow the geese and the chickens follow the ducks. The only issues I have is the ducks/geese make more of a mess with the waterer in the coop, but beyond that, they are all doing great!

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

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I have ducks in with the chickens now, but have read that geese can become agressive towards chickens. Is that true? I would like maybe egyptian or barnacle geese, but have no idea.... I have never had geese before.

Thanks for the ideas!!
Jason

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

Anyone else?

I have so many more questions, and so little time!! Winter is coming up!!

 

[saddina]

I like the design. Yes there are diseases that chickens and turkeys can share, but the chance of that happening in a small back yard flock is much lower.

My only thought is I don't know if guinea will do well in confinement, never had them, seems everyone else has thiers roam.

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

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They will probably be free ranging most of the time. I was planning on switching off nights and letting the different pens out. (all except for the pheasant/Peafowl/Quail pen.)

I will be sure to learn more about guineas before buying, and before I do this, I (of course) need to do research on each individual fowl. I have been looking up information on pheasants for a couple weeks now, and am getting EXCITED!!!

(I may need to double the pheasant peafowl pen, as it is only 12x24 right now.)

 

[Mrs MIA]

I have a 16x16' run, and keep my personal flock of chickens, turkeys, pheasants, chukars, and guineas all together...

no problems so far, and no undue picking.

Quail are kept in their own pens/cages, as are the ducks.