height for a duck house?

[Oddyse]

Hey guys! Im building a new duck house to go into DUCKTOPIA and was just wondering if it needed to be a specific height? All answers welcome, many thanks

 

[Eroc1_1]

At a min. at least 38"- 40" for a ceiling height.

 

[Oddyse]

Its not there main run, its just the house within their pen, one they go in if they wanna get out the rain or sun. I was planning on making it around 43 inches but was going to see if I could make it any lower to save on the cost (as all in all I would have spent nearly £1000 on everything I have built for them!

 

[Eroc1_1]

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43 is a good height. You could go a little lower. But I wouldn't go any lower than 36". What breeds do you have? Runners would need a little taller house.

 

[slim1986]

As long as your ducks can stretch and don't have to "duck" down when they are inside

u should be fine so like Eroc1 said about 38-40 inches tall should work fine!

 

[ChickInDelight]

I am curious - ducktopia already looked to have plenty of indoor space. Don't your ducks prefer to be outside? How much house versus run area do you have?

 

[Oddyse]

Ducktopia is all outside at the moment, they have nowhere to go inside yet. I have to have them in a pen all the time as we have a fox problem here. ChickInDelight, have another quick look at ducktopia and you will see what I mean.

 

[Oregon Blues]

Tall enough for you to stand up in, so you don't have to crawl on your hands and knees to clean it or catch a bird that needs medical care.

 

[Going Quackers]

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[kuntrygirl]

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I made the mistake and had a few things built for my chickens that were only 5 feet tall and I am having to bend down to get in and out and my back is killing me for it

. NEVER AGAIN will I do that!!!! From here on out ALL buildings are being built at least 6 feet tall. I'm 5'7", so I need the height.