Flooring for duck pen

[Sylviaanne]

LOL I think my floor is about 12 inches above the ground. If I put a lip on it, I will be tripping going in and out. LOL

 

[Miss Lydia]

LOL I think my floor is about 12 inches above the ground. If I put a lip on it, I will be tripping going in and out. LOL

One time I was trying to get a broody duck out of the house real fast to keep her from pooping on me or in the house and forgot about the lip and tripped over it fell and hurt my elbow but she didn't poop on me. Man does that stuff smell.

I'll get a pic though just so you can see what I mean directions aren't my forte'

 

[Sylviaanne]

Fresh chicken poo is bad enough. I haven't had one of my ducks poop on me and I hope it stays that way. LOL I'd love to see some pictures.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Fresh chicken poo is bad enough. I haven't had one of my ducks poop on me and I hope it stays that way. LOL I'd love to see some pictures.

Yes it is I had that happen too. Having to pick them up to look at the bottom of their feet, some don't like to be picked up whether broody or not. lol still broody duck poo is the winner on nasty.

Okay some pics. This one is looking into the chicken side of the coop door opens in. I am building the shaving now.

Another looking into chicken room from duck room.

This is inside duck room looking outside shaving usually only covers floor in walk way sparsely I have stalls on duck side that's where deep litter is.

 

[Sylviaanne]

Do you shut the ducks and chickens away from each other?
That looks very nice. How many birds do you have?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you shut the ducks and chickens away from each other?
That looks very nice. How many birds do you have?

In this one house I have 15 chickens in the one room and 7 ducks in the room that shows the floor coming in from the ramp. I keep my ducks in stalls since I have 2 drakes sleeping in there. The door going into the chicken coop side has chicken wire on the top for air flow. I have a total of 33. 15 chickens 4 geese and 13 Muscovy ducks. Geese have their own house and my other ducks are split up according to their drakes and ducks. in their own houses. How about you? looks like you have a gorgeous roo.

 

[Ibchduckin]

I have been using straw on the bottom of the duck pen but with the pool in there it is always a mess. I just cleaned out the straw and man was it heavy and stunk to high heaven! I was thinking pea gravel. it is smooth stone and drains so well I don't see how it can be any harder on duck feet than mulch with its sharp edges. Can someone explain to me how pea gravel can hurt their feet? and will they eat it? Accidentally?