Housing question (predator safe)

[ducklvr3]

I’m not a carpenter, and we did this build in thirty-minute chunks between rainstorms. I had the plywood cut to the sizes I wanted at Home Depot to make it easier to bring home. The guy didn’t lock the saw in place right, so some cuts were off. He offered to either start over with a new sheet or to mark the mis-cut one down 70%. So my cuts are a bit wonky. It is, after all, a rabbit tractor—not fine furniture.

My husband is a carpenter and he didnt out do yours!!

 

[grummpy]

I just lost two of my three runner ducks to a fox. (Third one was attacked and I am trying to nurse her back to health.) My question is, can I keep them in a normal "chicken-like" coop while I'm gone (work and such) or do they need more room to roam/access to water? Most days would be for only 3 or 4 hours, but other days could be around 8 or 9 hours.

I feel bad keeping them cooped up for hours at a time, but I need to keep them safe.

yes , you can keep them in a chicken coop while you're at work,until you can make their run more secure. If they're free rangers...well, that just keeps them on the forest critters menu.

 

[Duckworth]

My husband is a carpenter and he didnt out do yours!!
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I beg to differ! That’s a great looking duck tractor, with a side door and everything.