Ducks run help please!

[llombardo]

I spray the rocks down every night when I change their water. No stinky poop here and the dirty water drains pretty quick.

 

[llombardo]

I totally understand what you're saying. We now free range our ducks and they only go in at night, and even then they don't always want to do that.
When they were penned up in a run we tried to keep the food up higher and away from the water.
Ducks are very messy but completely adorable

I keep the food about 5 ft away from bucket and it's about 8 ft to the pool.

Now when it rains they are covered in mud from top to bottom and loving every minute of it.

I let them play in the puddles after I dump the water.

The bedding I use is super absorbent. I still have not changed it since last June. I scoop out the poop which really isn't much and have added some bedding a couple times. They do not have water or food in their house at night.

 

[DuckyDonna]

They are adorable ! Pretty funny to watch but I definitely dont think we could let them free range...they dont have an actual "coop" they go in at night they have an enclosed space under our chicken coop we have straw under there for them to get under there if they want but they honestly hang out in the run in the grass or the water most of the time

If you don't put them in a locked up secure coop at night you probably won't have to worry about them for long because something's going to get them.

 

[Sandrews2015]

If you don't put them in a locked up secure coop at night you probably won't have to worry about them for long because something's going to get them.

They are in the run at night that is secure with a lock on the gate and has thick wire all around it..very small holes in the wire so nothing can get in
It's very secure and the ducks can go under the coop at night to get into their little shelter but they dont they stay out in the run but it's very secure we made sure of it

 

[DuckyDonna]

They are in the run at night that is secure with a lock on the gate and has thick wire all around it..very small holes in the wire so nothing can get in
It's very secure and the ducks can go under the coop at night to get into their little shelter but they dont they stay out in the run but it's very secure we made sure of it

Glad to hear that! Great set up!

 

[Sandrews2015]

Glad to hear that! Great set up!

We used chicken wire on the very top and stapled the crap out of it lol and the sides is that really small squared wire that's really stiff so hoping nothing can get in there....the stinkin ducks wont go under the coop at night though they either hang out in their pool or just lay in the grass haha

 

[DuckyDonna]

ya, that stinking square wire is called hardware cloth and it makes you bleed! It does keep bad things from getting in though!

 

[Sandrews2015]

ya, that stinking square wire is called hardware cloth and it makes you bleed! It does keep bad things from getting in though!

Yea it's sliced my hands open multiple times I hate it lol

 

[DuckyDonna]

Yea it's sliced my hands open multiple times I hate it lol

yes, I know and feel your pain but it keeps our ducks safe because nothing will get through it!

 

[Denmarc]

They are adorable ! Pretty funny to watch but I definitely dont think we could let them free range...they dont have an actual "coop" they go in at night they have an enclosed space under our chicken coop we have straw under there for them to get under there if they want but they honestly hang out in the run in the grass or the water most of the time

how do you keep grass in your run? I have tried everything I can think and can't keep grass in the chicken, or the duck run