duckychick
In the Brooder
- May 3, 2015
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Hey everyone! I've got seven ducks and I feel like they aren't happy in their current pen...it's always SOOO muddy and messy...I know they get water everywhere, haha that is a given. But I wanted to see some of your guys' duck pens so I can get an idea for a new one! They are in with the chickens right now, but where drink all the water I am thinking of separating them, especially in this heat! Lets see those pens
Please and thank you!
I do actually want them to be out of the pen and able to wonder in the yard, but here is my problem...for one some of the chickens are super skiddish so I worry that when I put them away they will run and I won't be able to catch them again. Two, I have A LOT of land behind my house, (fields, orchard) and with that comes foxes and racoons. So I wouldn't want them to wonder that far down from the house. What has your guys' experience been with letting ducks and chickens roam free? Do they generally stay close to the coop, food and water?

I do actually want them to be out of the pen and able to wonder in the yard, but here is my problem...for one some of the chickens are super skiddish so I worry that when I put them away they will run and I won't be able to catch them again. Two, I have A LOT of land behind my house, (fields, orchard) and with that comes foxes and racoons. So I wouldn't want them to wonder that far down from the house. What has your guys' experience been with letting ducks and chickens roam free? Do they generally stay close to the coop, food and water?
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