Duck coop pictures?

[rmoore013]

That’s beautiful! I’d like to give one rec. put hardware cloth up half way around you pen your wire is large enough for a raccoon to reach in an grab a duck by the neck and try and pull through the fence and I am sure you don’t want that. We’ve seen many ducks killed like that on here.

They are within 5 different fences. Our main horse pasture fence, my goat fence within that, then a garden fence within that, then their free range pen fence, and lastly their coop. This coop is surrounded by 5 different fences on all sides. Plus the goat pasture is patrolled 24/7 by 2 livestock guardian dogs. I hope they are safe, if not my dogs are not doing their job.

 

[viennaproto]

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They are within 5 different fences. Our main horse pasture fence, my goat fence within that, then a garden fence within that, then their free range pen fence, and lastly their coop. This coop is surrounded by 5 different fences on all sides. Plus the goat pasture is patrolled 24/7 by 2 livestock guardian dogs. I hope they are safe, if not my dogs are not doing their job.

Aren't dogs the best?!

 

[btrask]

Wow, this is exactly what I want for my ducks! What material did you use for the floor? Did you build it? Unfortunately, I don’t know how to build and most of the coops I’ve seen cost a fortune. Especially since I need it just for 3 pet ducks. If you don’t mind me asking about how much would it cost to build a coop like that?
What do you do you use for them to swim? Also what will you do for shade? I am sorry for all of the questions! LOL! This is the first coop that seems practical for my ducks. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love all of the other coops everyone has shown me but there is no way I can afford them nor would the place I live allow it.

Sorry for the delay, was painting a house all weekend. You can find pics if you click the 'My Coop' link under my name to the left.

For the actual coop it is a NewAgePet EcoFlex Fontana chicken coop. We did not add the roosting bars and I added some hardware cloth to the inside corners for security. It does need some more ventilation which is todays task. It was about $150 delivered to me.

For the run I think that is more what you are asking. The floor is the same hardware cloth I used for the rest. It then has a layer of weed barrier and then the gravel on top of that. I would say all materials (Everything was new, urban homestead so not much spare material around) were $350 or so. Swimming is done with a kiddie pool. We get them on sale around here and I fill/drain daily as they use it. I have a roll of shade cloth I have not yet made into shade tarps. In the interim I lay burlap over the top. Most of the day they are free range in my yard and plenty of shade.

 

[Krobin8710]

Here is mine! View attachment 2121503

Here is mine! View attachment 2121503

Did you have plans or is your husband gifted in building?

 

[CoriM]

@Krobin8710 He's talented with building. He looked at some pictures and designed it himself. But, my sister-in-law, who is not a builder at all, just built a chicken run that looks a LOT like ours, and she did it alone with her kids by following along with an online tutorial.

 

[Krobin8710]

Do you know which one she followed?

 

[CoriM]

Do you know which one she followed?

Ok, I was wrong. She said she looked at lady's post about building one and just went from there without a plan. Her 11 year old son helped her.

 

[Krobin8710]

Talent on both sides of family. Awesome. Thank you for getting back to me. Let’s see how well I do.

 

[CoriM]

Well, they're actually brother and sister, so maybe it's a family thing. But I think you should just go for it! Just start and you'll figure it out along the way. Projects always have bumps along the way - that's just normal. You can do it!

 

[rp riley]

I am building this one now it will have a big chicken wire area around it.