duck pens/house/pool setups??

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hattiegun i am in love with your set up. im super jealous!

 

[JosieR]

Here are some pics of our new duck house. It's actually a dog kennel. The inside is this smooth material that I can hose out, I forget the name of it. The outside area has composite flooring so I'm trying to get brave enough to not have any bedding on it but I'm not sure about it on the ducks feet and not sure how much of a mess it will be to clean up if I don't have bedding. I'm also not sure what I'm going to do over the winter when I can't just hose it out...?

I added some hardware cloth to the bottom and chicken wire between the roof and the top of the fence, just to be on the safe side. I also added hardware cloth over the window just because they are far enough from the house that I won't hear anything happen.

My husband built the base and the ramp. So glad the ramp has slats, they are handy for putting peas on to train the ducks on how to use the ramp LOL

The only thing I'm not happy with is that it only has 1 window.

Feed room on the outside, my husband added a shelf since I took the picture.

Door to outside, I have it held open w/ a rock. I don't think they would be strong enough to open it to get out. Certainly not smart enough to get back in LOL I was thinking of hanging some rubber fringe over it to keep heat out in summer and cold air out in winter but I imagine they'll think it's a monster trying to get them.

 

[Mackay]

I am planning on free ranging 6 muscovy ducks. Does anyone know how many square feet is required in their house per duck?
I am also wondering why the duck houses are so tall? If I were to make a one story duck house how tall high should the ceiling be?
I am also planning a small cage attached to the house. How many square feet do you think that should be?

The ducks will have a large pond and roaming area outside of their house and will only go inside at night or if I have to go away.

All these houses look beautiful but I am wanting something much simpler.

I like the idea of a feed and cleanup cabinet attached though, good idea.

 

[AngieChick]

Here is ours:

The hut is around 3 foot x 4 foot. The floor is hardware cloth for mess control with hay over the top to be nice on their little tootsies. The vents are covered in hardware cloth as well. Siding is made out of 140 year old barn wood, there were some rusted square nails in it. The roof is hinged and will tilt up. The whole house is raised around 1 1/2 foot. There are padlocks on all the doors (raccoons). I built a little covered "porch" as well for some shade. There is sand around their pond, which is on a raised platform. The pond has a spigot on the bottom so that I can hook my hose up to it and use the ducky poo water for watering my flowers - they love it. Their set up is in my veggie garden, with some areas fenced off from them, mostly the leafy greens.

 

[Mackay]

In your 3x4 hut how many ducks do you keep?

I like your idea of using the water for your garden.

 

[AngieChick]

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Once my new babies are grown and I can see who is male and who is female, my ultimate number will be 4 + their pet bantam chicken. They really only sleep in there. The veggie garden that they romp in during the day is around 50 x 70.

 

[J'sanimals]

OMG! Wonderful ideas. We are in the process of building a new coop and run for our ducks and chickens. I got a used pond similar and was wondering how to clean it out but the drain in the bottom is a great idea!
Thanks
J

 

[Rogers123123]

Here is our Walduck Astoria Hotel! '

' I have runners so they don't need it very tall. ( they dont fly) My darlings get to range outside almost everyday so this is just their penthouse suite to relax in. I also have a shallow horse trough in it for a pool (not in the picture). A sump pump empties it quick and I use the water to feed the garden and lawn! Good Luck!!

A sump pump is genius!!