Duck Foot/Floor options for health

[randomchick]

Question is regarding what is the best kind of floor, in your opinion, to have for a coop for ducks. The floor is for when they are inside the coop, not the outside run floor.
What is the best options to have comfortable feet and limited health issues to due with feet, like bumblefoot and such?
Also for ease of cleaning.

 

[rainplace]

We use lino over plywood with wood shavings on top.

 

[randomchick]

lino?

 

[rainplace]

Quote:
lol, you made me have to go and look up how to spell linoleum

 

[randomchick]

Does linoleum tear easily? I'm thinking it might tear with the use of a shovel while cleaning out old shavings.

 

[rainplace]

I use a straight shovel and push it out the door... I put double doors on our duck house for just that reason.

 

[randomchick]

smart idea Rainplace. If I put double doors I could pull the tractor bucket right up to the dirty stuff.
Have you had many health issues with the kind of floor and the ducks feet?

 

[Jupiter]

I asked a flooring place for a linoleum scrap last May when making my chicken coop...and the young kid working looked totally mystified. I was told in a very snotty voice by his manager, they don't make linoleum anymore. It's called "vinyl sheet flooring".

I'm getting some ducklings later, so I'm reading up on what to use in my duck area too

Glad you asked!

 

[randomchick]

vinyl sheet flooring? what is the difference between that and linoleum?

 

[Jupiter]

There isn't any difference at all.