Ideas for duck coop?

[Miss Lydia]

Nope! Our whole 6 acre farm is fenced and has pastures, and occasionally a possum comes under the gate, but the orchard is completely fenced.

That's amazing I didn't think there was any place in the whole country free from predators.
I have 18 chickens and 17 waterfowl I clean poop out everyday.

 

[DukesDucks]

Check out the forum - Coop & Run - Design, Construction and Maintenance for lots of ideas and advice

 

[Miss Cheep]

That's amazing I didn't think there was any place in the whole country free from predators.
I have 18 chickens and 17 waterfowl I clean poop out everyday.

We still have eagles and raccoons here, they just can't get into our farm. Isn't it exhausting cleaning out the poop of 35 birds every day?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Being retired helps, I don't have to go out and work all day then come home and do bird chores. I really don't mind. Plus if I let mine stay out of their coops I wouldn't have anyone to clean up after they would all have been eaten in about a month
I'm sure many on here would like to know how you keep eagles and raccoon away?
Our eagles mainly fly along the river but our other predators would have a field day if my birds weren't locked up at night.

 

[DukesDucks]

There is a Forum called Predators and Pest where you might get some info on eagles and raccoons. Forewarning that some of the content is pretty graphic and some discussions get heated.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I've been on that forum. it is a good one for ideas. I only had to visit it 2X when hawks got 2 of my bantam chickens. About the only way to keep anything completely safe here is to pen them up I chose not to my birds would not be happy. I do have fencing around their area. just doesn't keep the hawks out.