Duck house / run

[Here come the ducks]

We keep six large breed ducks at the moment, and our duckhouse is 4'x8' with an attached 12'x8' run. The duckhouse is elevated, so we in essence gave a 16'x8' run, but we have the area under the dudkhouse set-up so that it can be closed off in case we need to keep a bird separate from the rest of the flock. Our entire run is covered with a shingle roof, and I would not want it any other way. In the winter, we put 6mm plastic over three sides (leaving the southeast side open). We use a 2' predator apron around the run, and it has worked great.

Awesome!!!! Thank you!!!

Also.... is 1/2 x 1/2 pvc coated welded wire good? I don’t need 1/4x 1/4 correct ??

 

[3bird]

Awesome!!!! Thank you!!!

Also.... is 1/2 x 1/2 pvc coated welded wire good? I don’t need 1/4x 1/4 correct ??

You bet!

We used 1/2 uncoated hardware cloth.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Wow- that is huge !!!! I hope my will be good to start !!
Maybe I’ll add another 64 sq feet! Sounds like yours is nice and big!!!
Sounds lovely !!

It is pretty big. Roofing it was a pain in the butt.

You are getting great answers to your other questions so I will get back to work.
Putting in a shade pergola for the Malamutes.

 

[Here come the ducks]

You bet!

We used 1/2 uncoated hardware cloth.

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Ohh so lovely !!!!

 

[Isaac 0]

You bet!

We used 1/2 uncoated hardware cloth.

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Nice Coop!

Do the ducks use the ramp?

 

[3bird]

Nice Coop!

Do the ducks use the ramp?

They sure do! It's their only way in and out of the duckhouse. They especially love to stand on it early in the morning with their necks craned tall listening for the crunch of our feet on the gravel path that leads to the run. "Quack! Quack quack quack quack!"

 

[3bird]

Ohh so lovely !!!!

It's always a work in progress!

 

[DuckyDonna]

I guess it depends on where you live too. I have no idea where the OP is and I see that most everyone that has responded lives where it snows which could make a difference about putting a roof on a structure.

I don't live where it snows and don't really see a need for a solid roof over my whole run. I do have parts of it covered with a tin roof so they can get out of bad weather and wind. I use tarps in the summer to give them some extra shade especially over their pools.