Help with new duck house

[Jpat]

Hey everyone just looking for segestions for my new duck house

Its 8x8 with 8 foot walls,

Mostly iam wondering about flooring and ventilation

Iam thinking of making the front lift all wire like this

And a 2 foot ish wire window on the back and sides, All with shutters you can close


Plus i got 2 nice exhaust fans, But i might not have to use em.

And what about the floor? Right now its 1inch rough sawn lumber, They used that for flooring for 800 years but what do you put down?

Iam ordering a steel roof tuesday

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Nicely done! - I would get some cheap linoleum for the floor, untreated wood is almost impossible to keep clean and will rot very fast.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Another idea: Put a tarp on the floor with the sides attached to the walls, add bedding so that the ducks have something to walk on and poop into. When you need to clean, grab all four corners of the tarp and drag it out. - That's what i did in my garage-brooder.

 

[Miss Lydia]

We have used cheap vinyl in all out coops some been down 10 yrs still going strong I use deep litter. Great looking coop @Jpat !!

 

[Miss Lydia]

With the windows your putting in you probably won’t need fans unless it’s going to be sitting out in very high temps?

 

[Jpat]

We have used cheap vinyl in all out coops some been down 10 yrs still going strong I use deep litter. Great looking coop @Jpat !!

You mean vynol flooring? Nice and water proof i bet
Thanks!

With the windows your putting in you probably won’t need fans unless it’s going to be sitting out in very high temps?

Its in direct sunline about 8 hours aday but here the highest of highs is 32ish degrees or 90f

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yes roll vinyl it does keep the wood floor dry. In my Runners coop I even have it along the wall up about 2 ft because they like to back their butts up and poop on the wall having vinyl is so easy to keep clean. You may need to use a fan then you’ll just have to see how hot it gets inside I have thermometers inside my coops to keep track.

 

[chickens really]

Vents don't need to be so big and as long as breezes blow through its fine. I close off the west and North vents in winter.

 

[Raenh]

Looking good I wanted to work on fort duck knox this weekend, but family is in town and I'm told I have to socialize since I'm hosting Easter dinner.

 

[Jpat]

Yes roll vinyl it does keep the wood floor dry. In my Runners coop I even have it along the wall up about 2 ft because they like to back their butts up and poop on the wall having vinyl is so easy to keep clean. You may need to use a fan then you’ll just have to see how hot it gets inside I have thermometers inside my coops to keep track.

I will look out for it sounds like just what i need, And your right about the temps

Amazing me how far up the way the ducks crap. I think they laugh about it

Vents don't need to be so big and as long as breezes blow through its fine. I close off the west and North vents in winter.

Theres almost no breeze in the backyard, Its in a valley between the house and trees and almost no wind

Looking good I wanted to work on fort duck knox this weekend, but family is in town and I'm told I have to socialize since I'm hosting Easter dinner.

Haha yeah, i live 6 hours away from our family i plan on working on it all through easter !

Thanks, Ajy updates on duck knox?

I call mine the Slanty Shanty but mabye Duckingham palace