ducks and Chickens ????

[Le Mitzer]

Hello
I have three chickens right now, and a huge chickend run, 100 foot Sq.
So i have been thinking about digging a hole and making a pond and getting a duck.....
can they live together???? in the same Coop???
where do ducks live?


thanks for your advice

 

[stargazingmommy]

duck prefer drier areas than ducks. ducks are messy and stinky. Chickens can swim, but don't swim well. I would section off the run and make a separate duck area.

 

[Chiko]

Of course they can live together. But it would be best to keep them separate. Ducks tend to spill their water and make a big muddy mess. Ducks also don't eat the same food as chickens most of the time. Ducks sleep on the floor not on perches so they might be able to sleep in your coop.

 

[littlenell1]

Ours live together quite happily. They have their own hut to sleep in, well dog kennel and are quite happy. The chickens drink from the pond, and scratch around where the ducks make a mess, and they also have some fallen tree stumps to perch on during the day and keep out of the way of the ducks. If I put food down I make sure that there is a mix for each of them and it is in several places.

 

[Le Mitzer]

thanks guys......
any other tips?
get an older duck?
get a younger one?
get two at the same time? or is one ok?
any tips on breeds

and im not worried about i getting to muddy it is super duper dry where i live.... i water my chickens with the sprinklers almost every day, or it would be like a desert!
so im thinking a little pond will be good for all
Oh yeah; should i have a pump in the pond? or will the duck eat all the mosieto lavie?