Ducks and chickens?

[KranK]

Hello. I have 20 chickens. I was thinking if i had less chickens (like 10) could i divide the coop in half (chicken half and duck half) and keep like 10 ducks? What would i need? Could they share the run? Is this even possible?

 

[Stipenvlerk]

Hello. I have 20 chickens. I was thinking if i had less chickens (like 10) could i divide the coop in half (chicken half and duck half) and keep like 10 ducks? What would i need? Could they share the run? Is this even possible?

first and foremost, ducks do need water to swim and clean their nostrils, some will say ducks don’t need water for swimming to survive but my ducks love, love love it!
And they are messy! Very messy.

 

[Isaac 0]

Do you have a few pictures of your setup?

Whether they will get along or not, depends on several factors.

 

[KranK]

Do you have a few pictures of your setup?

Whether they will get along or not, depends on several factors.

It's not big, wooden coop (pretty old, and looks like a bums house but it does the job well, with a few nesting boxes, 2 roosts (one big and one small) and a window. The floor is cement so predators can't dig in. The coop is in the shade of wallnut tree, there are pots with water and feeders. This is "basic run". The second "spring-summer" run which is covered with a green grass-alike plant they like to eat has a tree too. The whole run isn't too small.