Duck math

[Duckyducks]

I have 2 ducks (hens) now...how many do you think I’ll have this time next year? I’m guessing 10+2 geese. Trying to plan out their upgraded coop. If I’m thinking I’ll have 10+2 geese maybe I should plan for 20+4 geese haha. Math was never my strong point!

 

[onaharley]

Ducks are so much fun but messy! Personally, I would gradually incorporate ducks in smaller quantities like get 2 in the spring. And work your way up to 10. How much room do have? I have a 10x10 ft pen and just have 2 ducks. Come spring I will be getting 2 more and I think that the pen might be to small.

 

[chickens really]

I have a 10X10 run and have had as many as 7 Ducks and a Dog house in it...My Ducks do great as long as they get some free range time..I do not provide a pool unless they are young Ducks that need to play....Duck math is not the same as Chicken math....

 

[Miss Lydia]

If you get a drake and gander they will do the math for you

 

[Krazyquilts]

I have 2 ducks (hens) now...how many do you think I’ll have this time next year? I’m guessing 10+2 geese. Trying to plan out their upgraded coop. If I’m thinking I’ll have 10+2 geese maybe I should plan for 20+4 geese haha. Math was never my strong point!

Duck Math is super dangerous! Definitely plan on 20+4!

One tip I would offer when planning your duck coop is to include an area that is separated by hardware cloth or wire etc to use for broodies, duckling brooder, injury recooperation, etc. Even better is if it can have a little pop door leading to its own small run or pen. In the future, every coop we build is going to have that. No more moving dog crates from coop to coop so I can integrate young cockerels into the rooster pasture or young pullets into the Layer group. I will have a much easier time allowing first time broody ducks to raise their babies because they won't flip out at being moved to a different area causing me to have to raise their babies inside in a brooder.

 

[Duckyducks]

Duck Math is super dangerous! Definitely plan on 20+4!

One tip I would offer when planning your duck coop is to include an area that is separated by hardware cloth or wire etc to use for broodies, duckling brooder, injury recooperation, etc. Even better is if it can have a little pop door leading to its own small run or pen. In the future, every coop we build is going to have that. No more moving dog crates from coop to coop so I can integrate young cockerels into the rooster pasture or young pullets into the Layer group. I will have a much easier time allowing first time broody ducks to raise their babies because they won't flip out at being moved to a different area causing me to have to raise their babies inside in a brooder.

That is something I was planning on! I thought I would make the current house the isolation house and the new big one in with the general population.

 

[Krazyquilts]

That is something I was planning on! I thought I would make the current house the isolation house and the new big one in with the general population.

For our set up, an isolation house will be used for quarantining new birds and sick birds, but having an area within your actual coop that is still within sight of the other birds but separate from them is extra useful.